Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.2° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 9AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (13 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the E by Wed night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SW
21
1.1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1021
835
644
1206
1170
1170
957
749
683
674
568
431
425
352
307
243
236
189
161
118
114
67
71
142
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
ESE
Wind State
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
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:47AM1.69m
5:43PM1.44m
5:43AM1.73m
6:39PM1.50m
6:38AM1.75m
7:32PM1.55m
Low Tide
11:25AM0.03m
11:31PM0.32m
12:19PM-0.03m
00:28AM0.29m
1:12PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
rain showers
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clear
clear
rain showers
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
Feels °C
19
20
19
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
17
16
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
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