Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
13.8°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 5PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.6
W
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
W
10
2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6260
5921
5118
4619
4138
3978
1447
2993
2732
2313
863
965
1605
1605
702
1419
1419
584
685
693
786
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:07PM3.04m
00:23AM3.06m
12:48PM2.95m
1:06AM2.90m
1:35PM2.80m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.11m
6:19PM0.24m
6:42AM0.22m
7:03PM0.38m
7:28AM0.38m
7:55PM0.56m
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
3
4
4
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
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