Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.9°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
207
210
109
104
204
188
178
202
98
334
226
223
152
220
188
188
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:02AM1.29m
3:43PM1.36m
3:51AM1.34m
4:21PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:04PM0.55m
9:21AM0.38m
9:51PM0.47m
10:02AM0.35m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
17
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
20
20
19
19
19
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