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Frigates surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 28 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 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SE
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121111121110161615151414149141413139
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5254124053473172562001404192701941691641131061031031024110096886856
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
E
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
0
NE
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
1.53
3:04AM
1.28
3:10PM
1.57
4:09AM
1.33
4:11PM
1.61
5:08AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42AM
0.45
8:48PM
0.25
8:50AM
0.44
9:52PM
0.17
9:55AM
0.41
10:50PM
0.10
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise5:50------5:50-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset---6:49-------6:49-------6:49----
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clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--122-1---132122-11-1-11
Temp. °C272829282827272728293029282828282828292928282827
Feels °C (?)262728272726272832333433323232323332323230303028
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