Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frigates today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 1AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri morning, moderate winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 465 | 427 | 357 | 311 | 573 | 747 | 674 | 686 | 710 | 596 | 547 | 464 | 464 | 389 | 284 | 229 | 238 | 238 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.35m | 1:35PM1.14m | 1:36AM1.32m | 2:38PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.55m | 7:20AM0.43m | 7:18PM0.60m | 8:21AM0.42m | 8:19PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 383 | 383 | 316 | 311 | 573 | 747 | 674 | 686 | 710 | 596 | 547 | 464 | 464 | 389 | 284 | 227 | 238 | 238 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 465 | 427 | 357 | 299 | 212 | 202 | 268 | 268 | 258 | 283 | 279 | 272 | 268 | 352 | 239 | 229 | 225 | 225 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 14 | S 20 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 70 | 131 | 157 | 211 | 204 | 281 | 131 | 129 | 93 | 94 | 131 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 8 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 232 | 213 | 207 | 197 | 176 | 219 | 278 | 255 | 219 | 219 | 239 | 219 | 186 | 187 | 142 | 146 | 146 | 125 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1852 | 1337 | 1318 | 99 | 99 | 110 | 110 | 1357 | 110 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 61 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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