Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.8° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
13
2.4
NW
7
3
NW
8
1.9
WSW
10
2.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
272
204
134
91
142
226
538
662
756
793
781
721
670
518
241
302
547
930
710
694
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
25
NNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:46PM2.46m
4:06AM2.40m
4:49PM2.37m
5:12AM2.31m
5:57PM2.36m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.69m
10:03PM0.88m
10:33AM0.82m
11:07PM0.98m
11:35AM0.88m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
2
7
6
3
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
10
11
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
9
8
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