Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is

24.6°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frigates today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 1AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Evening (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
	Thu 22			Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	188	178	202	200	334	226	223	152	275	188	188	131	120	120	118	85	66	63	78
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
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	off	off	off	off
High Tide		3:43PM1.36m				3:51AM1.34m				4:21PM1.45m				4:37AM1.39m				4:59PM1.54m
Low Tide				9:51PM0.47m				10:02AM0.35m				10:35PM0.37m				10:43AM0.31m


	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	24	23	23	23
Feels °C	17	19	19	18	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	20	19	20	21	20	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14
kJ	188	178	202	87	87	87	87	67	275	188	188	63	76	78	51	32	66	63	78
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	S 15	S 14	SSW 20
kJ	18	25	96	98	334	226	223	152	63	47	49	131	120	120	118	85	17	16	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	SW 18	S 9	SSW 17	SE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 23	SSE 9	SW 21	SSW 11	S 18	S 17	S 16	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	S 14
kJ	6	78	24	200	38	58	55	56	11	17	18	22	24	22	21	37	37	41	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	425	347	319	234	186	201	201	196	176	172	172	136	88	83	109	132	188	316	456
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	110	1318	1318	110	99	99	99	827	827	99	110	110	99	99	99	1337	109	99	99
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5

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