Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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Fitzroy Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
546
580
557
527
421
326
321
321
250
469
444
300
563
724
1184
1193
1435
1265
1008
850
837
690
596
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
0
ESE
5
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
4:52PM2.42m
5:26AM2.62m
6:05PM2.49m
6:30AM2.69m
7:03PM2.62m
7:21AM2.78m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.73m
11:48AM0.65m
00:10AM0.67m
12:47PM0.54m
1:07AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:42
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
11
11
12
12
13
15
15
12
10
11
12
11
11
12
15
15
14
13
12
13
12
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
346
546
580
557
527
421
326
321
321
241
469
444
300
263
199
1184
1193
1435
1265
1008
850
837
690
596
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
6
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
W
18
Energy kJ
202
46
9
3
12
3
30
30
222
172
184
563
724
148
96
3
3
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
N
14
0.1
W
20
0.1
N
14
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
SW
10
0.1
W
26
Energy kJ
9
9
4
8
4
174
121
53
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
Energy kJ
20
27
66
68
68
66
108
250
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
24
13
0
5
5
5
0
251
251
251
13
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
63
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
5
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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