
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
630 | 486 | 382 | 341 | 314 | 184 | 180 | 140 | 170 | 149 | 108 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 35 | 78 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
630 | 486 | 382 | 341 | 314 | 184 | 180 | 140 | 170 | 149 | 108 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 35 | 78 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 23 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
— | 52 | 51 | 51 | 10 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | — |
— | — | 11 | 11 | — | 39 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 11 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 103 | 87 | 87 |
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