Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.3°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 7AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
725
838
778
740
794
752
630
621
595
486
406
434
368
373
309
248
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:16AM1.46m
3:12PM1.41m
3:19AM1.48m
4:05PM1.49m
Low Tide
8:06PM0.47m
8:47AM0.22m
9:12PM0.42m
9:43AM0.20m
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
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