Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 2AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | W 9 | SW 11 | W 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 834 | 680 | 636 | 234 | 492 | 754 | 812 | 971 | 1281 | 1168 | 1263 | 921 | 585 | 367 | 206 | 202 | 227 | 296 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:29PM3.01m | 9:46AM2.93m | 10:03PM3.13m | 10:20AM3.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.35m | 3:40AM0.29m | 3:51PM0.23m | 4:14AM0.16m | 4:26PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 11 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 834 | 680 | 636 | 234 | 492 | 754 | 812 | 971 | 226 | 207 | 198 | 921 | 585 | 367 | 206 | 164 | 199 | 273 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 8 | WSW 11 | NNW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 101 | 90 | 86 | 226 | 231 | 87 | 233 | 233 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 189 | 192 | 181 | 186 | 110 | 227 | 76 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 12 | — | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 131 | 68 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 39 | 58 | 149 | 149 | 202 | 91 | 296 | 377 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 62 | 99 | 125 | 161 | 1281 | 1168 | 1263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 340 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 51 | 6 | 87 | 98 | 108 | 250 | 264 | 248 | 245 | 248 | 108 | 202 | 142 | 17 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 13 |
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