Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.1°C
0.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
363
461
387
396
456
456
485
327
459
451
286
258
240
256
220
188
193
168
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:13AM1.24m
2:16PM1.21m
2:10AM1.25m
3:02PM1.28m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.65m
7:47AM0.43m
8:11PM0.62m
8:37AM0.41m
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Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
18
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