
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frigates today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
456 | 456 | 529 | 485 | 467 | 459 | 451 | 457 | 375 | 194 | 166 | 161 | 156 | 193 | 237 | 185 | 163 | 109 | 104 | 204 | 188 | 178 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | 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 | off |
High Tide | 1:13AM1.24m | 2:16PM1.21m | 2:10AM1.25m | 3:02PM1.28m | 3:02AM1.29m | 3:43PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.43m | 8:11PM0.62m | 8:37AM0.41m | 9:04PM0.55m | 9:21AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 |
456 | 456 | 529 | 485 | 467 | 459 | 451 | 457 | 375 | 194 | 146 | 161 | 151 | 150 | 237 | 185 | 163 | 65 | 55 | 204 | 188 | 178 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 |
146 | 138 | 75 | 118 | 151 | 113 | 106 | 101 | 129 | 127 | 166 | 154 | 93 | 193 | 168 | 161 | 57 | 109 | 104 | 53 | 25 | 26 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | S 14 |
54 | 79 | 120 | 53 | 25 | 25 | 124 | 117 | 162 | 179 | 94 | 93 | 156 | 71 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 98 | 66 | 18 | 18 | 78 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
159 | 176 | 169 | 266 | 90 | 143 | 193 | 220 | 298 | 330 | 293 | 231 | 223 | 232 | 177 | 135 | 382 | 412 | 392 | 372 | 392 | 362 | 430 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 753 | 99 | 0 | 110 | 1920 | 1887 | 1337 | 1337 | 1318 | 1318 | 1318 | 1357 | 99 | 110 | 1335 | 99 | 99 | 110 | 99 | 110 | 1852 | 99 | 110 |
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