Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
630
486
382
341
314
184
180
140
170
149
108
96
71
71
71
52
35
78
131
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
N
15
W
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:01PM2.73m
2:20AM2.75m
2:56PM2.63m
3:20AM2.62m
4:04PM2.56m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.57m
8:48AM0.52m
9:16PM0.69m
9:51AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
8
10
11
11
Feels °C
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
7
5
4
4
5
4
2
2
6
7
8
8
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