
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
302 | 270 | 245 | 385 | 330 | 330 | 324 | 330 | 247 | 247 | 341 | 195 | 195 | 189 | 185 | 261 | 237 | 302 | 287 | 381 | 381 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:36PM2.49m | 2:59AM2.30m | 3:35PM2.35m | 4:07AM2.18m | 4:49PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.80m | 9:00PM0.94m | 9:19AM0.95m | 10:04PM1.04m | 10:28AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
302 | 270 | 245 | 385 | 330 | 330 | 324 | 330 | 247 | 247 | 7 | 195 | 195 | 189 | 185 | 261 | 112 | 302 | 287 | 353 | 334 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 20 | N 16 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 |
172 | 131 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 64 | 12 | 159 | 237 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | WSW 18 | N 15 | WSW 11 | N 15 | — | — | — |
— | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 106 | 4 | 87 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
28 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 341 | 26 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | 134 | 260 | 381 | 381 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 261 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 103 |
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