Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 4PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
778 | 919 | 1076 | 1411 | 1970 | 2443 | 3307 | 3603 | 3542 | 5982 | 6789 | 5057 | 6240 | 6446 | 6391 | 6181 | 5655 | 5143 | 4760 | 1826 | 1597 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:54AM3.09m | 11:09PM3.21m | 11:29AM3.09m | 11:45PM3.16m | 12:07PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.12m | 5:24AM0.07m | 5:39PM0.15m | 6:01AM0.11m | 6:19PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
418 | 655 | 610 | 554 | 529 | 636 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 11 | — | 1262 | 1139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 22 | WSW 22 |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 91 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
778 | 919 | 1076 | 1411 | 1970 | 2443 | 3307 | 3603 | 3542 | 5982 | 6789 | 5057 | 6240 | 6446 | 6391 | 6181 | 5655 | 5143 | 4760 | 1826 | 1597 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 243 | 263 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 263 | 251 | 263 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 129 | 125 | 248 | 245 | 245 |
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