Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.8
W
11
1.9
W
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.5
NW
9
2
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
304
299
269
295
286
309
550
503
797
1423
692
754
1040
1401
2470
2186
1808
1518
1551
1696
1822
1857
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
25
NNW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
15
S
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:17AM2.90m
12:40PM2.84m
00:55AM2.69m
1:20PM2.64m
1:38AM2.47m
2:08PM2.44m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.39m
6:56PM0.56m
7:13AM0.60m
7:39PM0.78m
7:58AM0.81m
8:32PM0.98m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
4
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
11
10
10
9
11
14
14
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
7
8
7
8
7
4
4
6
7
9
7
5
6
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