Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 3PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (12 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
!
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2
2
2
!
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1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4080
2804
2642
2940
2977
7312
8285
7906
7462
2242
2215
1943
1718
1697
3594
2948
2696
2751
2419
2119
1822
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:13AM3.21m
10:30PM3.32m
10:50AM3.21m
11:06PM3.24m
11:26AM3.14m
Low Tide
4:23PM-0.01m
4:45AM-0.05m
5:01PM0.05m
5:22AM0.04m
5:39PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
12
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
7
6
4
4
4
3
4
5
7
9
8
7
8
8
9
10
8
8
8
8
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