Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.7°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 7AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
21
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
75
76
79
79
121
341
360
594
900
1094
1289
1289
1460
1350
1117
1102
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
35
E
40
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:14AM1.38m
5:06PM1.25m
4:58AM1.43m
5:45PM1.32m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.56m
10:51AM0.31m
10:53PM0.51m
11:30AM0.26m
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light rain
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6:20
6:20
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5:59
5:59
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
15
16
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
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