Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is

25.2° C

Frigates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frigates today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	15s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (14 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	683	674	568	431	425	352	342	239	236	189	161	118	114	83	71	115	113	112	99	248	480	480	431	559
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		5:43AM1.73m					6:39PM1.50m				6:38AM1.75m				7:32PM1.55m				7:32AM1.73m				8:25PM1.58m
Low Tide					12:19PM-0.03m				00:28AM0.29m				1:12PM-0.06m				1:23AM0.27m				2:02PM-0.05m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	6:39
	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	5:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	16	15	14	14	15	15	16	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 14	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18
kJ	683	674	568	431	425	352	342	239	236	189	161	118	114	83	67	68	68	69	89	248	480	480	431	559
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 6	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	NW 15	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	71	70	70	74	37	47	72	72	25	9	28	40	54	38	38	115	113	112	99	89	87	84	75	73
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	SE 14	NW 16	S 10	SSE 12	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	SW 24	SW 24	SW 23	SW 23	SSW 22	SW 21	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14
kJ	6	6	8	10	47	15	10	8	9	22	22	21	20	45	71	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	96	96	96	120	83	108	95	222	505	603	685	653	550	452	516	675	661	559	545	574	574	621	671	686
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	3	2	3
Distance (km)	1318	1318	1318	1335	110	1318	99	99	99	99	1318	1283	1318	1318	99	99	99	110	110	99	99	1283	99	99
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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