Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.9° C
0.1° 

Frigates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Frigates today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (07 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
1.8
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1194
1405
614
754
894
785
706
620
551
350
248
240
202
195
202
216
224
209
198
198
212
359
482
Wind (km/h)
50
ESE
50
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
E
50
E
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:30AM1.48m
1:17PM1.24m
1:31AM1.50m
2:27PM1.26m
2:34AM1.54m
3:34PM1.31m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.33m
7:05PM0.47m
8:11AM0.28m
8:12PM0.46m
9:16AM0.21m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
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5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
22
21
22
21
22
21
22
22
22
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
15
13
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
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