Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.0°C
1.0° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 5AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
19
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
181
140
127
305
377
272
544
773
427
427
440
1040
1014
936
732
1193
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:15PM1.63m
8:52AM1.44m
9:01PM1.60m
9:46AM1.39m
Low Tide
2:39AM0.14m
2:47PM0.32m
3:29AM0.16m
3:37PM0.38m
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:50
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5:50
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
23
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
23
22
22
23
23
Feels °C
20
21
19
21
20
19
20
20
21
19
19
18
20
18
17
20
20
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