Fitzroy Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Taranaki, New Zealand)
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Fitzroy Beach Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell W | Wind SE
Sea Temperature Today is: 18.6 °C
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Wind State | cross- on |
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Fitzroy Beach in Taranaki is a reasonably exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Likely to be crowded if working. Beware of .
Tide Times:
For New Plymouth, 3 km from Fitzroy Beach.
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Fitzroy Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Fitzroy New Plymouth wx, 0 km from Fitzroy Beach.
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Overall Fitzroy Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April



This chart shows the range of swells directed at Fitzroy Beach through a typical April.... (show all text)

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The two graphs above are also combined in the single Fitzroy Beach surf consistency graph.
Also see Fitzroy Beach surf quality by season and Fitzroy Beach surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Taranaki surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Fitzroy Beach
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Fitzroy Beach:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break2 mi
- Fourth closest break2 mi
- Fifth closest break3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Fitzroy Beach:
- Closest wave buoy1954 mi
- Second closest wave buoy3193 mi
- Third closest wave buoy4091 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy4111 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy4290 mi
Tide stations nearest to Fitzroy Beach:
- Closest tide station2 mi
- Second closest tide station4 mi
- Third closest tide station9 mi
- Fourth closest tide station32 mi
- Fifth closest tide station39 mi

Town and city forecasts close to Fitzroy Beach:
- Closest city location2 mi
- Second closest city location80 mi
- Third closest city location110 mi
- Fourth closest city location121 mi
- Fifth closest city location132 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Fitzroy Beach is New Plymouth Airport (NPL) in New Zealand, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Fitzroy Beach is Wanganui Airport (WAG), also in New Zealand, 129 km (80 miles) away.
- Third is Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand, 170 km (106 miles) away.
- Taupo Airport (TUO) in New Zealand is 175 km (109 miles) away.
- Palmerston North Airport (PMR), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Fitzroy Beach and is 192 km (119 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Fitzroy Beach, Taranaki. Use the tab navigation above to view Fitzroy Beach sea temperature, Fitzroy Beach photographs, Fitzroy Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Fitzroy Beach webcams, current wind from Taranaki live weather stations and Fitzroy Beach tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Fitzroy Beach.