Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.4° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
679
662
612
580
565
565
549
433
408
331
326
391
383
260
249
318
232
211
201
198
140
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
N
5
NE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:12AM2.68m
7:47PM2.91m
8:14AM2.85m
8:43PM3.12m
9:06AM3.02m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.43m
2:03AM0.39m
2:24PM0.25m
2:58AM0.19m
3:16PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
14
12
11
11
9
9
10
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
10
9
8
9
6
7
8
11
12
11
10
8
8
7
8
9
10
11
10
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