Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frigates today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 5AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 452 | 452 | 452 | 508 | 452 | 414 | 558 | 425 | 776 | 998 | 1193 | 1110 | 1184 | 1155 | 993 | 854 | 1837 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.62m | 8:56AM1.56m | 9:28PM1.59m | 9:47AM1.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.23m | 3:08PM0.16m | 3:39AM0.27m | 3:52PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SE 6 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 452 | 452 | 452 | 508 | 72 | 414 | 558 | 226 | 776 | 998 | 1193 | 1110 | 1184 | 1155 | 993 | 614 | 1837 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 6 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 75 | 94 | 106 | 452 | 47 | 160 | 425 | 276 | 283 | 360 | 298 | 265 | 281 | 192 | 854 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 | SW 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 17 | 33 | 41 | 110 | 157 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 475 | 196 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 163 | 204 | 177 | 108 | — | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 113 | 123 | 123 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 827 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 831 | 277 | 277 | 831 |
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