Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is

25.2° C

Frigates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frigates today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 7AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Evening (10 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2718	2385	2197	1850	1764	1640	1477	1548	1573	1504	1341	3074	2697	2518	2448	2160	1834	1575	1342	1081	919	761	674	550
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			1:55AM1.52m				2:39PM1.27m				2:51AM1.57m					3:43PM1.32m				3:49AM1.63m				4:45PM1.38m
Low Tide	7:27PM0.43m				8:30AM0.30m				8:28PM0.42m					9:30AM0.21m				9:30PM0.40m				10:29AM0.11m


	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	23	22	23	22	23	22	22	23	22	22	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	21	19	20	19	19	19	20	19	19	21	20	20	22	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	2718	2385	2197	1850	1764	1640	1477	1548	1573	1504	1341	3074	2697	2518	2448	2160	1834	1575	1342	1081	919	761	550	550
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 21	SW 17	SSW 16	SSW 19	SW 19	SSW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	42	44	46	149	146	216	323	323	175	302	552	148	546	485	524	719	711	547	703	762	469	452	674	519
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 21	SSW 20	SW 20	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SW 18	SW 21	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 21	SW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20
kJ	45	40	97	47	32	31	31	32	80	220	19	19	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	116	117	176	339
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Serua Rights Kadavu Passage	Serua Rights Kadavu Passage	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Utua Mamao (Atafu) Tokelau	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	3	3	3	4	5	5	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	277	22	22	110	110	277	277	277	1507	99	99	99	0	0	0	277	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage		Hideaway	Serua Rights										Frigates	Frigates	Frigates		Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Daku
Rating (10 max)		4	4										5	5	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu		Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Daku Kadavu Passage
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	1	1	1		3	4	4	5	5	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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