Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is

25.1° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 5PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (11 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).
	Sat 11					Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 12	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	2734	2518	2448	2160	1834	1575	1405	1134	934	692	674	550	573	512	1021	835	644	1206	1170	1170	957	749	683	674
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:43PM1.32m				3:49AM1.63m				4:45PM1.38m				4:47AM1.69m				5:43PM1.44m				5:43AM1.73m
Low Tide		9:30AM0.21m				9:30PM0.40m				10:29AM0.11m				10:32PM0.36m				11:25AM0.03m				11:31PM0.32m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39
	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	5:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	22	20	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	18	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	2734	2518	2448	2160	1834	1575	1405	1134	934	692	550	550	408	346	1021	835	644	1206	1170	1170	957	749	683	674
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SSW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSE 11	SSW 11	ESE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	546	485	524	719	711	547	703	762	469	452	674	519	573	512	240	202	149	10	128	98	98	98	71	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 21	S 11	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SW 19	S 11	SSW 10	S 11	NW 13	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	NW 12	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	116	40	176	339	485	380	125	170	141	7	11	11	11	6	5	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	SSE 11	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	202	15	16	24	53	79	86
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Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1
Distance (km)	22	277	0	277	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	37	37	23	37	23	753	753	1995	37	110	110	1318
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage	Hideaway		Frigates		Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Beachouse	Beachouse	Beachouse	Hideaway	Beachouse	Waidroka				Beachouse
Rating (10 max)	5		4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3				3
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Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3				3	3	3
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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