Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.2°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 5AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3589
3761
3173
3195
2379
1907
1106
845
594
577
659
711
359
359
333
525
491
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NW
10
W
10
E
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
5:56AM2.47m
6:36PM2.70m
7:08AM2.64m
7:38PM2.91m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.76m
12:11PM0.65m
00:54AM0.58m
1:17PM0.47m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
 mm
6
6
4
6
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
13
13
10
10
8
8
8
7
10
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
12
11
4
3
1
2
3
2
7
9
8
7
8
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