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Frigates surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 +12Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Frigates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frigates sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Frigates today?
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 48 | 79 | 73 | 88 | 132 | 173 | 371 | 335 | 309 | 309 | 297 | 261 | 257 | 222 | 172 | 157 | 149 | 116 | 94 | 88 | 84 | 57 | 54 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:58PM 1.43 | 1:10AM 1.29 | 1:50PM 1.43 | 2:11AM 1.25 | 2:37PM 1.43 | 3:09AM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:10PM 0.47 | 7:20AM 0.38 | 8:11PM 0.45 | 8:12AM 0.44 | 9:06PM 0.42 | 9:01AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
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