Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 NZST
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Fitzroy Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
183
180
316
352
347
530
299
318
309
309
309
309
309
313
318
402
476
469
463
450
431
418
309
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:15PM2.64m
7:29AM2.67m
7:58PM2.73m
8:11AM2.70m
8:38PM2.81m
8:51AM2.74m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.54m
1:22AM0.65m
1:43PM0.49m
2:07AM0.60m
2:24PM0.45m
2:49AM0.55m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:09
5:09
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
12
12
11
10
12
11
12
12
12
10
10
11
9
10
9
11
12
13
11
9
9
8
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
142
183
180
316
352
347
530
299
318
309
309
309
309
309
313
318
402
476
469
463
450
431
418
309
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.1
N
8
0.1
S
19
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
57
58
58
1
7
49
49
49
34
22
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.9
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
4
59
80
67
58
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
13
13
13
13
108
106
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
9
5
5
4
5
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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