Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
3
5
4
2
2
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.3
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
20
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
19
2.3
WSW
19
2.5
WSW
19
2.5
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
4
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
261
193
280
366
436
452
515
515
551
541
506
632
892
989
1164
2074
3893
4424
5074
5038
4546
10022
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:05AM2.84m
8:28PM3.11m
8:52AM3.02m
9:12PM3.26m
9:34AM3.15m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.36m
2:12PM0.27m
2:43AM0.16m
2:59PM0.11m
3:27AM0.01m
3:42PM0.01m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
4
7
Temp °C
9
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
11
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
8
9
11
9
9
7
8
7
8
9
8
6
4
2
4
5
7
6
7
6
5
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