
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1631 | 1393 | 1214 | 988 | 856 | 845 | 736 | 756 | 806 | 715 | 715 | 604 | 596 | 581 | 505 | 417 | 422 | 434 | 417 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:48PM3.14m | 10:11AM3.11m | 10:25PM3.18m | 10:47AM3.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.20m | 4:01AM0.07m | 4:19PM0.13m | 4:39AM0.03m | 4:57PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
1631 | 1393 | 1214 | 988 | 856 | 845 | 736 | 756 | 806 | 715 | 715 | 130 | 596 | 581 | 257 | 262 | 286 | 318 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | WSW 16 | — | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | NNW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
37 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 36 | — | 40 | 48 | — | 604 | — | 98 | 505 | 147 | 422 | 434 | 417 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 20 | — | — | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 67 | — | — | 154 | 417 | 71 | 33 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNE 4 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | 93 | 20 | 330 | 392 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 87 | 7 | 103 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 239 | 241 | 31 |
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