
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
334 | 261 | 193 | 280 | 366 | 436 | 452 | 515 | 515 | 551 | 541 | 506 | 632 | 892 | 989 | 1164 | 2074 | 3893 | 4424 | 5074 | 5038 | 4546 | 10022 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM2.84m | 8:28PM3.11m | 8:52AM3.02m | 9:12PM3.26m | 9:34AM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.36m | 2:12PM0.27m | 2:43AM0.16m | 2:59PM0.11m | 3:27AM0.01m | 3:42PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
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 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — |
334 | 261 | 193 | 280 | 366 | 436 | 452 | 515 | 515 | 551 | 541 | 506 | 380 | 892 | 602 | 817 | 806 | 3893 | 4424 | 5074 | 5038 | 4546 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 20 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
74 | 70 | 57 | 41 | 200 | 298 | 273 | 277 | 329 | 326 | 322 | 321 | 453 | 721 | 881 | 1136 | 2074 | 887 | 943 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | W 10 | WSW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 24 | W 23 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 14 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
90 | 150 | 45 | 147 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 109 | 272 | 166 | — | 989 | 1164 | 756 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | W 10 | WSW 7 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 632 | 349 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 871 | 850 | 1149 | 10022 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 202 | 51 | 51 | 98 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 203 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 241 |
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