Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 276 | 294 | 275 | 250 | 212 | 212 | 267 | 364 | 422 | 1608 | 2014 | 1632 | 1055 | 738 | 491 | 323 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:34AM2.53m | 5:24PM2.58m | 5:57AM2.55m | 6:42PM2.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.76m | 11:04AM0.65m | 11:46PM0.73m | 12:18PM0.59m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 200 | 276 | 294 | 275 | 250 | 212 | 212 | 267 | 364 | 364 | 1608 | 2014 | 1632 | 1055 | 738 | 451 | 323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 123 | 186 | 249 | 422 | 451 | 193 | 318 | 220 | 306 | 491 | 300 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | N 14 | — | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 30 | 35 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 4 | — | 265 | 267 | 314 | 158 | 222 | 269 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 63 | 87 | 51 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 51 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 63 | 63 | 98 |
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