Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 2PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
3
3
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
2
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
996
982
799
788
754
643
586
586
595
613
746
602
585
316
316
257
229
173
156
154
363
Wind (km/h)
0
E
5
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:53PM2.44m
3:14AM2.32m
3:57PM2.30m
4:26AM2.20m
5:18PM2.26m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.77m
9:14PM0.95m
9:42AM0.94m
10:22PM1.08m
10:53AM1.02m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
11
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
10
9
9
7
7
7
6
8
10
10
8
7
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