
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
603 | 501 | 532 | 465 | 437 | 346 | 543 | 646 | 624 | 2158 | 1012 | 2295 | 2140 | 1736 | 1301 | 969 | 862 | 983 | 1327 | 1152 | 1023 | 838 | 1003 | 1003 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:54AM2.72m | 3:31PM2.57m | 3:52AM2.66m | 4:35PM2.58m | 4:59AM2.64m | 5:44PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.54m | 9:46PM0.69m | 10:22AM0.55m | 10:51PM0.70m | 11:27AM0.53m | 00:00AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
603 | 501 | 532 | 465 | 437 | 346 | 543 | 646 | 624 | 2158 | 943 | 2295 | 2140 | 1736 | 1301 | 969 | 862 | 983 | 1327 | 1152 | 1023 | 838 | 1003 | 1003 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 24 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 7 | WSW 21 |
12 | 28 | 32 | 19 | 125 | 203 | 180 | 322 | 510 | 44 | 1012 | 153 | 233 | 407 | 507 | 940 | 854 | 215 | 215 | 211 | 146 | 146 | 4 | 90 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | W 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 11 | 6 | 75 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 2 | — | SSE 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 24 | 94 | 140 | 197 | 240 | 308 | 370 | 326 | 141 | 131 | 235 | 225 | 179 | 33 | 13 | 32 | 20 | 26 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 199 | 98 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 222 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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