
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
697 | 678 | 659 | 522 | 843 | 722 | 506 | 756 | 781 | 878 | 1398 | 1724 | 2284 | 3518 | 2805 | 2658 | 2400 | 1961 | 1415 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:47AM2.82m | 1:09PM2.84m | 1:25AM2.65m | 1:49PM2.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.42m | 7:01AM0.44m | 7:25PM0.59m | 7:39AM0.62m | 8:08PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | N 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
697 | 274 | 659 | 522 | 499 | 563 | 191 | 339 | 781 | 878 | 1398 | 1724 | 2284 | 3518 | 2805 | 2658 | 2400 | 1961 | 1415 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | N 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | W 16 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 10 |
— | 678 | 7 | — | 32 | 221 | 414 | 756 | 294 | 522 | — | 264 | 392 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | N 7 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 62 | 104 | 106 | 354 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 |
214 | — | 322 | 435 | 843 | 722 | 506 | — | — | 306 | 306 | — | — | 7 | 21 | 64 | 154 | 10 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 239 | 202 | 245 | 241 | 241 | 261 | 258 | 241 | 31 | 0 | 63 | 203 | 199 | 234 | 244 | 199 | 0 |
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