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Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fitzroy Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
20.1° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NW
1.5
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1010101010999101066777714141414141488
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)441377363307240189136139120111115150198244303258330362431357347295316238
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
5
N
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onglasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
2.36
7:42PM
2.33
8:21AM
2.46
8:39PM
2.42
9:11AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
0.89
1:35PM
0.99
1:58AM
0.84
2:32PM
0.90
2:51AM
0.74
3:22PM
0.77
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset-------8:51-------8:50-------8:50
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------122351453121-1111--
Temp. °C151515161919212019201919191919201818181818181818
Feels °C (?)141414151718191920181716171617191818171715151516
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