Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 13 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
14.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 4AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121214141313131313131313138889913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)780074557456721173686783598567105734442934882789254723762412224523542318101610688856165601445
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
2.76
2:26PM
2.71
2:57AM
2.52
3:42PM
2.54
4:22AM
2.37
5:12PM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
0.45
8:16AM
0.50
8:54PM
0.68
9:25AM
0.71
10:12PM
0.82
10:45AM
0.80
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:22---
Sunset-------6:12-------6:13-------6:14
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11-------------1------
Temp. °C111212121213131212111111131413131313131314151514
Feels °C (?)2444456666768877877910111112
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Fitzroy Beach (strong winds from the W at NewPlymouthAero Aws 9 km from Fitzroy Beach). A 5.0m groundswell from the WSW is too big for here

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1 h 29 min ago

50 km/h
W
Cross-On
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