
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
373 | 319 | 319 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 260 | 256 | 330 | 811 | 841 | 829 | 733 | 643 | 643 | 447 | 522 | 357 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:19PM2.82m | 9:35AM2.73m | 9:57PM2.94m | 10:11AM2.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.53m | 3:31AM0.54m | 3:42PM0.41m | 4:08AM0.42m | 4:18PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
373 | 319 | 319 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 260 | 256 | 206 | 811 | 841 | 829 | 733 | 643 | 643 | 447 | 522 | 317 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 21 | WSW 16 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 95 | 193 | 330 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 63 | 235 | 36 | 357 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 50 | 104 | 139 | 135 | 140 | 241 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 106 | 6 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 202 |
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