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/ Kadavu Passage (14 surf breaks) /
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Frigates surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 +12Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Frigates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frigates sea temperature is
28.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frigates today?
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 11PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | |
730 | 597 | 587 | 536 | 449 | 329 | 323 | 247 | 207 | 200 | 141 | 135 | 178 | 184 | 187 | 157 | 145 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 102 | 102 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:20AM1.37m | 12:21PM1.46m | 1:26AM1.38m | 1:30PM1.42m | 2:28AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.17m | 6:10AM0.48m | 6:55PM0.21m | 7:23AM0.48m | 7:59PM0.24m | 8:31AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 10 |
 kJ | 730 | 597 | 587 | 536 | 449 | 329 | 323 | 247 | 207 | 200 | 141 | 135 | 163 | 184 | 187 | 132 | 121 | 90 | 75 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 88 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 75 | 76 | 95 | 131 | 83 | 108 | 141 | 139 | 157 | 145 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 102 | 102 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SE 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 61 | 79 | 14 | 12 | 80 | 30 | 30 | 72 | 73 | 44 | 73 | 38 | 37 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 222 | 136 | 106 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 136 | 187 | 178 | 157 | 155 | 132 | 107 | 115 | 97 | — | — | 41 | 56 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 841 | 841 | 1272 | 110 | 110 | 99 | 99 | 118 | 49 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
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