Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.1° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 9PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.8
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1054
837
773
752
647
742
742
722
379
368
336
379
537
755
810
795
716
669
573
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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
00:35AM1.46m
1:09PM1.23m
1:26AM1.41m
2:10PM1.18m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.40m
7:03AM0.40m
7:02PM0.49m
8:01AM0.41m
7:57PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
21
21
22
21
21
22
23
22
21
22
20
18
17
17
16
19
19
19
18
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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