Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 05 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.5° 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 8PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (05 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)15151111141413131313131313121212121212121212712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2562422001963471732292191721721721701671291239311293939193112109110
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
3.34
12:18AM
3.09
12:42PM
3.30
1:03AM
3.02
1:26PM
3.19
1:48AM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15PM
0.05
6:29AM
0.04
7:01PM
0.10
7:15AM
0.13
7:47PM
0.20
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:05-------6:05
Sunset---8:52-------8:52-------8:52----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171919181615151517181818161515151819191817171615
Feels °C (?)171716151414151517161615141314141616151414141213
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