Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.9° C
0.1° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 11PM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
21
1
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
950
741
798
963
913
1080
1186
1146
1120
1320
1244
1199
981
969
957
945
780
665
656
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
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
High Tide
10:47PM1.47m
11:09AM1.29m
11:35PM1.47m
12:10PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.39m
5:08PM0.39m
6:02AM0.37m
6:02PM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
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