Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
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3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
7
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6525
5819
3905
4606
4128
3621
2880
2541
2085
1680
788
718
2094
2422
2756
2626
1690
1275
1886
1757
2472
2940
2940
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
SW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
35
SW
40
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:14AM2.15m
5:57PM2.31m
6:27AM2.27m
6:56PM2.48m
7:20AM2.46m
7:41PM2.68m
Low Tide
11:30AM1.03m
00:15AM1.00m
12:34PM0.89m
1:09AM0.81m
1:24PM0.70m
clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
11
13
10
10
11
11
10
11
9
10
10
8
Feels °C
6
5
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
10
12
3
4
5
3
4
4
4
3
5
6
6
4
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