Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.6° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
21
1
WSW
19
1.3
WSW
19
1.4
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3201
2377
1686
1216
811
612
504
460
387
389
367
451
160
343
566
804
1157
1296
1388
1342
4812
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
0
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:22AM2.91m
11:39PM3.09m
11:57AM2.91m
00:13AM3.05m
12:34PM2.88m
Low Tide
5:29PM0.25m
5:54AM0.24m
6:05PM0.28m
6:31AM0.26m
6:44PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
10
11
8
7
6
6
7
8
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
1
3
5
2
2
2
3
4
6
9
8
8
7
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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