Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.8°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Mon night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
17
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
16
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
21
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
56
55
48
52
38
30
34
25
75
76
79
78
121
341
360
594
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:26AM1.34m
4:23PM1.20m
4:14AM1.38m
5:06PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.60m
10:07AM0.36m
10:07PM0.56m
10:51AM0.31m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
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5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
Feels °C
18
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
16
16
17
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