
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
422 | 434 | 417 | 400 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 213 | 158 | 163 | 162 | 230 | 394 | 964 | 1255 | 1055 | 1415 | 1377 | 1121 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:01PM3.16m | 11:22AM3.16m | 11:36PM3.09m | 11:57AM3.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.12m | 5:15AM0.06m | 5:34PM0.17m | 5:50AM0.14m | 6:10PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
397 | 362 | 331 | 255 | 237 | 183 | 131 | 97 | 76 | 74 | 81 | 119 | 157 | 964 | 1255 | 1055 | 1415 | 1377 | 1121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 |
422 | 434 | 417 | 400 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 213 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 394 | 157 | 161 | 178 | 162 | — | 129 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | NNW 6 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 19 | — | — | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | 30 | 8 | 124 | 117 | 163 | 162 | 230 | 113 | — | — | 492 | — | — | 232 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 241 | 108 | 51 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 55 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 103 | 108 |
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