Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.6° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SW
18
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
152
110
108
208
206
171
125
94
158
142
142
140
140
102
96
184
145
124
152
152
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:31PM1.46m
5:32AM1.69m
6:23PM1.53m
6:25AM1.71m
7:11PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.05m
11:21PM0.32m
12:03PM0.00m
00:16AM0.27m
12:52PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
22
21
21
21
22
22
23
22
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
22
23
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