Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.8°C
0.4° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
330
319
309
288
250
209
209
236
240
205
202
167
137
177
175
166
236
414
471
414
398
387
220
220
377
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
30
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:30AM1.32m
8:19PM1.46m
9:15AM1.28m
9:02PM1.40m
10:02AM1.24m
9:47PM1.34m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.19m
2:15PM0.48m
2:53AM0.23m
2:58PM0.53m
3:37AM0.28m
3:43PM0.57m
4:24AM0.33m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
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5:24
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5:22
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5:22
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6:19
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6:20
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6:21
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 mm
1
1
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1
2
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1
Temp °C
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
21
20
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
21
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
23
24
25
24
24
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