Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.1° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
12
2.2
S
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3333
3111
2909
2686
1036
1355
770
1728
1667
545
742
553
465
427
376
369
441
715
734
722
698
584
547
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
30
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
40
E
35
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:33AM1.26m
11:48PM1.40m
12:33PM1.19m
00:40AM1.35m
1:35PM1.14m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.36m
5:26PM0.48m
6:20AM0.40m
6:19PM0.55m
7:20AM0.43m
7:18PM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
1
1
3
4
5
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
19
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
13
15
15
14
14
17
15
15
15
16
15
16
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