
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 22 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
366 | 436 | 444 | 478 | 419 | 505 | 541 | 521 | 453 | 892 | 989 | 1355 | 2139 | 6144 | 4530 | 7419 | 4701 | 4232 | 8959 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:28PM3.11m | 8:52AM3.02m | 9:12PM3.26m | 9:34AM3.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.27m | 2:43AM0.16m | 2:59PM0.11m | 3:27AM0.01m | 3:42PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — |
366 | 436 | 444 | 478 | 419 | 505 | 541 | 521 | 170 | 892 | 616 | 672 | 2139 | 6144 | 4530 | 7419 | 4701 | 4232 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
200 | 298 | 273 | 277 | 329 | 326 | 322 | 321 | 380 | 721 | 827 | 1184 | 2074 | — | 672 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 24 | W 23 | W 22 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 109 | 272 | 453 | — | 989 | 1355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | NW 8 | W 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 109 | 262 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 936 | 1207 | 8959 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 33 | 51 | 98 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 241 | 214 | 178 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 239 | 244 | 241 |
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