Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.2° C
0.1° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
189
161
118
114
84
71
115
113
112
99
248
480
485
431
559
703
930
897
748
657
666
767
767
Wind (km/h)
40
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
45
ESE
40
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
ESE
45
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
ESE
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:38AM1.75m
7:32PM1.55m
7:32AM1.73m
8:25PM1.58m
8:26AM1.69m
9:16PM1.59m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.29m
1:12PM-0.06m
1:23AM0.27m
2:02PM-0.05m
2:18AM0.27m
2:52PM-0.00m
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6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
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5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
17
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