Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Issued: 11 am 12 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	16s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	934	774	674	550	573	512	1021	835	644	1206	1170	1170	957	749	683	584	568	437	425	352	307	243	236	189
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide				4:45PM1.38m				4:47AM1.69m				5:43PM1.44m				5:43AM1.73m					6:39PM1.50m
Low Tide		10:29AM0.11m				10:32PM0.36m				11:25AM0.03m				11:31PM0.32m					12:19PM-0.03m				00:28AM0.29m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39
	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	5:46
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	23	23	22	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	21	21	20	19	19	18	19	19	19	20	19	19	18	17	18	18	16	17	18	16	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14
kJ	934	774	550	550	408	297	1021	835	644	1206	1170	1170	957	749	683	584	568	437	425	352	307	243	236	189
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	S 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	ESE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 6	S 7	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	469	452	674	519	573	512	125	170	240	10	131	98	98	98	71	52	55	74	47	47	56	25	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	S 11	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SW 19	ESE 10	SW 14	SW 14	NW 13	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	NW 12	SE 11	S 10	S 10	NW 16	SSE 13	SSE 12	NW 16	NW 15	S 24	SW 24
kJ	116	40	176	339	485	380	10	203	203	7	11	11	11	6	5	70	68	10	16	15	10	8	11	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	5	326	308	206	245	12	15	29	55	74	46	82	146	133	226	394	595	720	759
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	1	3	1	1	3	1	3	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	37	37	27	110	110	110	753	753	1941	110	1318	1318	110	1318	110	1357	1357	99	99	99	1318
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4				3			3		3			2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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