Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
23.9°C
1.1° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 10PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)--
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
544
773
326
427
440
921
1014
936
732
1193
1375
1341
1474
1437
1274
1258
1095
1067
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
35
ENE
45
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:01PM1.60m
9:46AM1.39m
9:52PM1.56m
10:46AM1.34m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.16m
3:37PM0.38m
4:25AM0.19m
4:34PM0.44m
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5:48
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
19
20
21
18
16
17
18
18
19
20
19
18
18
20
20
19
19
20
19
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