Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
1.2° 

Fitzroy Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 3PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.9
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
7
1.9
WNW
9
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.6
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.5
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1136
978
929
845
716
706
602
515
501
367
290
236
263
493
522
634
528
331
324
233
326
762
933
1421
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNE
20
NE
0
NE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:18AM2.79m
7:55PM2.96m
8:19AM2.92m
8:52PM3.13m
9:15AM3.04m
9:44PM3.28m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.34m
2:10AM0.36m
2:34PM0.20m
3:08AM0.20m
3:28PM0.07m
4:01AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
7
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
4
6
8
8
7
7
7
6
5
7
7
7
6
8
7
8
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
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