Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 12PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
603
501
532
465
437
346
543
646
624
2158
1012
2295
2140
1736
1301
969
862
983
1327
1152
1023
838
1003
1003
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:54AM2.72m
3:31PM2.57m
3:52AM2.66m
4:35PM2.58m
4:59AM2.64m
5:44PM2.65m
Low Tide
9:23AM0.54m
9:46PM0.69m
10:22AM0.55m
10:51PM0.70m
11:27AM0.53m
00:00AM0.64m
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clear
clear
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7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
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5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
10
8
7
7
Feels °C
9
8
8
10
10
8
7
6
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
5
5
3
1
1
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