
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 7PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 14 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
232 | 186 | 183 | 667 | 659 | 692 | 738 | 608 | 414 | 736 | 2039 | 2929 | 2508 | 1990 | 1815 | 1474 | 1311 | 1114 | 964 | 874 | 816 | 996 | 689 | 601 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40PM2.47m | 5:58AM2.47m | 6:36PM2.51m | 6:53AM2.47m | 7:27PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.69m | 11:51PM0.84m | 12:17PM0.71m | 00:47AM0.83m | 1:09PM0.69m | 1:39AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
232 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 692 | 738 | 608 | 414 | 736 | 2039 | 2929 | 2508 | 1990 | 1815 | 1474 | 1311 | 1114 | 964 | 874 | 816 | 996 | 689 | 601 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 186 | 257 | 352 | 402 | 172 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 10 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 133 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 10 |
384 | 603 | 672 | 667 | 659 | — | — | 1 | — | 18 | 83 | 104 | 333 | 394 | 535 | 672 | 698 | 769 | 186 | 113 | 108 | 40 | 93 | 235 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 261 | 47 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 213 | 98 | 98 | 17 |
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