Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.3° C
0.5° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 9PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (27 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
4
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2843
2813
2151
2194
1760
1599
1426
1442
1396
1396
1598
1176
1384
1152
900
784
739
766
479
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:35PM1.24m
5:24AM1.44m
6:16PM1.28m
6:05AM1.47m
6:56PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.52m
12:01PM0.25m
00:00AM0.49m
12:39PM0.21m
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clear
clear
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rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
22
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
19
19
18
19
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
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