Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.5°C
0.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 6AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
249
290
311
287
319
319
314
314
400
380
427
339
277
255
294
387
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:09PM1.53m
8:22AM1.46m
8:47PM1.55m
9:08AM1.42m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.30m
2:30PM0.25m
3:01AM0.28m
3:10PM0.30m
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6:16
6:16
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6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
22
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
16
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