Frigates surf break

Frigates surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 +12
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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
29.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frigates today?

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 4AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121212121211111111111414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)543535486486486486620691680591573536429421335247242242211312379669659649
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
1.66
6:32PM
1.53
6:45AM
1.72
7:22PM
1.54
7:30AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
0.22
12:22PM
0.13
12:31AM
0.22
1:10PM
0.05
1:18AM
0.23
1:58PM
0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:16-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset------5:57-------5:55-------5:54-
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
232321112111111-1----144
Temp. °C262626252626262626262626262626262626262626272726
Feels °C (?)282727252726262525262626262626272727272727293029
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