Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 9AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3197
3062
2999
2441
2288
2169
2140
1993
1875
1875
962
880
1568
857
1130
996
969
904
765
841
863
936
575
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
15
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
11:59AM3.11m
00:16AM3.16m
12:38PM2.98m
00:55AM2.96m
1:19PM2.81m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.01m
6:11PM0.12m
6:35AM0.16m
6:52PM0.31m
7:15AM0.35m
7:34PM0.53m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
11
8
7
7
6
7
8
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
4
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
5
6
4
4
4
2
4
4
7
7
6
6
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