
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1175 | 940 | 862 | 983 | 1327 | 1152 | 1023 | 838 | 1003 | 1003 | 859 | 693 | 656 | 656 | 697 | 1223 | 1165 | 1165 | 1165 | 1150 | 1003 | 978 | 929 | 833 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:59AM2.64m | 5:44PM2.65m | 6:10AM2.69m | 6:52PM2.78m | 7:18AM2.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.70m | 11:27AM0.53m | 00:00AM0.64m | 12:32PM0.46m | 1:08AM0.52m | 1:35PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
1175 | 862 | 862 | 983 | 1327 | 1152 | 1023 | 838 | 1003 | 1003 | 859 | 693 | 656 | 656 | 413 | 1223 | 1165 | 1165 | 1165 | 1150 | 1003 | 978 | 929 | 833 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
634 | 940 | 854 | 384 | 215 | 190 | 115 | 149 | — | 90 | 144 | 298 | 295 | 333 | 697 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 73 | 211 | 39 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 8 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
268 | 225 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 213 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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