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Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.9° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 1AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)111010121212111111101010101010999101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1326105567380278979154660850551150143230030729520116413614812212511110093
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
S
0
WNW
0
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30PM
2.35
6:15AM
2.33
6:37PM
2.30
7:22AM
2.36
7:42PM
2.33
8:21AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
0.87
12:30PM
1.02
12:59AM
0.89
1:35PM
0.99
1:58AM
0.84
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset-8:51-------8:51-------8:51------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--------------383-13331010
Temp. °C191814131213161818171515151513141617161616171718
Feels °C (?)131210121213151715141314131413131618171615161617
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