
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2427 | 2244 | 2244 | 2112 | 2034 | 1700 | 1397 | 1522 | 1420 | 3196 | 2826 | 2561 | 2311 | 2202 | 759 | 685 | 1704 | 1534 | 1318 | 1122 | 1106 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:26AM3.22m | 11:41PM3.26m | 12:04PM3.23m | 00:20AM3.20m | 12:44PM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM0.05m | 5:56AM-0.03m | 6:16PM0.08m | 6:36AM0.05m | 6:59PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
196 | 273 | 356 | 333 | 408 | 399 | 282 | 671 | 914 | — | — | 2561 | 2311 | 2202 | 759 | 685 | 1704 | 1534 | 1318 | 1122 | 1106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 469 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 668 | 678 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2427 | 2244 | 2244 | 2112 | 2034 | 1700 | 1397 | 1522 | 1420 | 3196 | 2826 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 245 | 250 | 250 | 248 | 234 | 214 | 214 | 234 | 108 | 261 | 245 | 108 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 261 | 98 | 17 |
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