Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.0°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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 11PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
220
214
214
268
318
322
382
482
450
635
834
1080
1093
1061
1030
1060
1044
610
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
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
High Tide
10:21PM1.33m
11:24AM1.18m
11:14PM1.28m
12:23PM1.16m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.37m
5:05PM0.62m
5:54AM0.41m
6:05PM0.65m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
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1
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1
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
22
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
20
20
20
20
18
19
19
20
17
17
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