Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.9°C
0.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (30 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
54
106
114
116
63
60
59
56
69
160
298
402
519
688
805
1081
1292
1547
1629
1608
1809
1786
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NW
20
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:37AM1.43m
9:36PM1.60m
10:38AM1.40m
10:38PM1.53m
11:44AM1.39m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.05m
3:25PM0.38m
4:12AM0.10m
4:26PM0.43m
5:13AM0.15m
5:34PM0.47m
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clear
clear
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5:28
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6:14
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Temp °C
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
25
24
24
25
25
24
26
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
22
21
21
20
21
21
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