Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.8°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
2
SE
7
0.3
S
17
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
21
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
118
363
61
85
56
55
56
47
38
30
35
25
75
76
79
79
121
341
360
601
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:34PM1.15m
3:26AM1.34m
4:23PM1.20m
4:14AM1.38m
5:06PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.40m
9:16PM0.60m
10:07AM0.36m
10:07PM0.56m
10:51AM0.31m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
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5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
19
19
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
17
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