Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.2° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 2PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SE
16
1.1
SE
16
1.1
SE
16
1.1
SE
15
1.1
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
112
99
248
480
485
431
559
703
930
897
748
657
666
767
767
602
602
587
508
560
546
525
492
Wind (km/h)
40
E
45
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
45
ESE
45
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
45
E
45
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:32AM1.73m
8:25PM1.58m
8:26AM1.69m
9:16PM1.59m
9:20AM1.61m
10:06PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.27m
2:02PM-0.05m
2:18AM0.27m
2:52PM-0.00m
3:13AM0.28m
3:41PM0.08m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
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5:46
5:47
5:47
5:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
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