Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 5AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (24 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4769
4437
4161
3800
3500
3175
2874
2515
2198
2261
1130
982
811
702
603
586
553
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:41PM2.68m
8:02AM2.66m
8:19PM2.87m
8:40AM2.85m
8:55PM3.05m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.59m
2:05PM0.51m
2:30AM0.37m
2:43PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
2
2
3
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
8
9
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