Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.0°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 11AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1346
1310
1292
1432
3560
3251
3360
1644
4546
2663
4334
5140
5378
3336
8014
7171
6690
5892
5499
4606
3865
3475
2880
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:31AM2.28m
3:12PM2.29m
3:45AM2.15m
4:36PM2.23m
5:14AM2.15m
5:57PM2.31m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.99m
9:41PM1.11m
10:11AM1.07m
11:03PM1.12m
11:30AM1.03m
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6:18
6:16
6:15
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6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
8
10
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
8
9
8
7
8
7
6
2
2
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
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