Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.0°C
0.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 9AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
2.3
SE
7
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
9
0.7
SSW
15
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
666
655
530
423
363
461
387
464
456
529
493
467
403
389
389
554
225
216
186
168
193
181
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:12AM1.24m
1:23PM1.17m
1:13AM1.24m
2:16PM1.21m
2:10AM1.25m
3:02PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:52AM0.43m
7:10PM0.65m
7:47AM0.43m
8:11PM0.62m
8:37AM0.41m
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part cloud
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5:35
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Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
14
15
16
16
17
16
17
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