Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.0° 

Fitzroy Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
302
353
348
374
423
390
315
269
351
382
620
617
488
488
680
390
439
525
546
581
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:49PM2.29m
5:28AM2.17m
6:05PM2.34m
6:41AM2.27m
7:06PM2.47m
Low Tide
10:28AM1.03m
11:18PM1.05m
11:42AM1.01m
00:27AM0.94m
12:46PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
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Temp °C
11
14
14
12
10
10
10
10
13
14
15
15
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
11
9
7
6
7
9
7
12
12
12
11
10
10
8
7
8
9
10
11
11
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