Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 4PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
2
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
911
911
732
732
712
595
586
310
413
584
530
530
449
449
367
362
362
362
367
261
264
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
25
E
35
E
40
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:53AM1.31m
11:57PM1.47m
1:04PM1.31m
1:07AM1.45m
2:12PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.49m
6:35AM0.24m
6:53PM0.50m
7:44AM0.24m
8:06PM0.47m
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Temp °C
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
22
23
23
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
21
22
21
18
22
21
21
22
21
21
22
21
22
21
23
23
23
21
22
22
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