Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
1.0° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)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 Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
18
1.7
WSW
18
2.5
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
839
1874
3972
4456
4239
3973
3466
3311
2883
2831
2610
2510
2216
2021
2076
1902
1939
2010
1145
1432
1666
2542
2738
2738
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:07AM3.12m
10:33PM3.37m
10:56AM3.15m
11:20PM3.38m
11:43AM3.12m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.07m
4:19PM-0.01m
4:51AM-0.00m
5:07PM-0.03m
5:39AM-0.00m
5:54PM0.02m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
11
10
11
10
9
7
7
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
7
7
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