
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
716 | 752 | 732 | 822 | 777 | 743 | 779 | 690 | 690 | 634 | 545 | 536 | 528 | 528 | 484 | 414 | 421 | 529 | 390 | 827 | 724 | 733 | 733 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:56AM2.47m | 4:42PM2.56m | 5:25AM2.40m | 6:09PM2.59m | 6:50AM2.48m | 7:23PM2.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.73m | 11:14PM0.77m | 11:44AM0.75m | 00:34AM0.69m | 12:59PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
716 | 752 | 732 | 822 | 777 | 743 | 779 | 690 | 690 | 634 | 545 | 536 | 528 | 528 | 484 | 414 | 421 | 529 | 290 | 827 | 724 | 733 | 733 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WNW 7 | WSW 16 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
— | — | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 70 | 117 | 5 | 390 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 98 | 149 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 191 | 235 | 98 | 15 |
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