Frigates surf break

Frigates surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 29 Jan 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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Frigates today?

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (29 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (29 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121116161615151414141414141313131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)265222169169164113106103103102102100978868676767666642424239
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
0
N
10
NW
5
NE
0
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
S
10
S
15
SE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10PM
1.57
4:09AM
1.33
4:11PM
1.61
5:08AM
1.39
5:08PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
0.44
9:52PM
0.17
9:55AM
0.41
10:50PM
0.10
10:56AM
0.37
11:44PM
0.04
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise5:50------5:52-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset---6:49-------6:49-------6:49----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------111-1-1-111---11--
Temp. °C272828292828272728282929282828282828282828282727
Feels °C (?)303333333333323133323232303131313030302930302929
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