Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.1° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 4AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
15
1.1
SE
15
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
21
1.3
SSW
21
1.7
SSW
20
1.7
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
519
492
807
932
919
1005
981
933
897
863
1311
1527
2085
2001
2268
2516
2222
Wind (km/h)
40
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:06PM1.57m
10:14AM1.51m
10:55PM1.54m
11:10AM1.40m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.31m
4:29PM0.19m
5:06AM0.35m
5:18PM0.30m
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6:39
6:39
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5:47
5:49
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Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
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