Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.1°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 8PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
602
587
580
587
447
441
441
436
453
503
319
316
316
564
767
748
441
441
441
390
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
40
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:35PM1.60m
5:56AM1.53m
6:15PM1.63m
6:41AM1.51m
6:53PM1.62m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.19m
11:48PM0.21m
12:01PM0.22m
00:32AM0.17m
12:42PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
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5:43
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5:41
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1
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Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
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