Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
2.2
SW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.7
W
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
2.1
WNW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
W
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)10101099131312126777121171111171616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)160125946160605986117398465432286293325396356407603893978218624442857
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
40
SW
40
WSW
35
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
2.17
5:22AM
2.35
5:58PM
2.29
6:25AM
2.51
6:55PM
2.49
7:14AM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
1.00
11:43AM
0.93
12:03AM
0.86
12:40PM
0.72
12:58AM
0.67
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset-6:00-------6:00------5:58-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---111158225---133104111121
Temp. °C212220191816181919181818181818171716161616151516
Feels °C (?)192118181614161818121214161615151414131312121213
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