
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 9PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
516 | 658 | 743 | 804 | 697 | 1130 | 1294 | 1830 | 2451 | 2214 | 2028 | 1873 | 2213 | 2017 | 4688 | 4688 | 4627 | 4627 | 4363 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35PM2.80m | 1:57AM2.71m | 2:33PM2.65m | 3:02AM2.53m | 3:48PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.56m | 8:24AM0.56m | 8:59PM0.72m | 9:33AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
516 | 658 | 246 | 478 | 697 | 1130 | 1294 | 962 | 2451 | 1668 | 537 | 505 | 2213 | 2017 | 4688 | 4688 | 4627 | 4627 | 4363 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
312 | 242 | — | — | 275 | — | — | — | 582 | — | — | — | 822 | 1187 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 743 | 804 | 231 | 469 | 935 | 1830 | — | 2214 | 2028 | 1873 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 241 | 262 | 247 | 247 | 13 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 108 |
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