Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.2° C
0.5° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 9AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (27 Jul)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1415
2230
2697
3076
2843
2625
2313
1831
1760
1599
1426
1513
1396
1396
1598
1176
1739
1207
900
784
582
521
479
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:41AM1.41m
5:35PM1.24m
5:24AM1.44m
6:16PM1.28m
6:05AM1.47m
6:56PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.29m
11:17PM0.52m
12:01PM0.25m
00:00AM0.49m
12:39PM0.21m
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6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
20
20
18
20
19
19
17
18
17
16
17
19
19
18
16
16
16
17
16
17
16
15
14
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