Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 NZST
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Fitzroy Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
712
742
732
732
638
630
586
440
434
427
427
357
351
317
307
249
245
241
245
202
202
209
250
261
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:15PM3.02m
10:28AM2.91m
10:49PM2.98m
11:03AM2.84m
11:25PM2.91m
11:40AM2.74m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.36m
4:40PM0.31m
5:03AM0.42m
5:15PM0.39m
5:39AM0.52m
5:52PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:31
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
13
10
10
10
9
10
12
12
11
11
10
11
9
9
12
12
11
11
11
9
9
9
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
712
742
732
732
638
630
586
440
434
427
427
357
351
317
307
249
245
241
245
202
202
209
250
261
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
108
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
98
15
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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