Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
20.6° 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 8PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (19 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)16161616777778878999913131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)306291284314312340352343320329385482789111810698597021901193519011901161914081886
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
3.28
12:15AM
3.14
12:32PM
3.29
12:52AM
3.14
1:09PM
3.23
1:32AM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
0.01
6:24AM
0.04
6:48PM
-0.00
7:03AM
0.09
7:27PM
0.06
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:56-------6:58
Sunset---8:19-------8:17-------8:15----
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---2--------------------
Temp. °C181918191716161618191817151513131517181715151516
Feels °C (?)14161516141212121415141189891312131211121112
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