
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
230 | 390 | 964 | 1255 | 1055 | 1415 | 1377 | 1121 | 949 | 1068 | 1082 | 1068 | 879 | 800 | 778 | 659 | 780 | 908 | 706 | 414 | 427 | 499 | 1307 | 1359 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:36PM3.09m | 11:57AM3.10m | 00:11AM2.98m | 12:32PM2.99m | 00:47AM2.82m | 1:09PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.14m | 6:10PM0.28m | 6:25AM0.28m | 6:47PM0.42m | 7:01AM0.44m | 7:25PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 |
119 | 169 | 964 | 1255 | 1055 | 1415 | 1377 | 1121 | 949 | 1068 | 1082 | 1068 | 879 | 800 | 778 | 659 | 613 | 908 | 706 | 370 | 427 | 499 | 1307 | 1359 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | W 16 | — | — |
154 | 390 | 202 | 207 | 207 | 162 | 151 | 171 | 97 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 499 | 414 | 159 | 112 | 343 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 19 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | W 18 | — | — | — |
230 | 113 | — | — | 492 | — | — | 232 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 62 | 414 | 160 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 8 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 79 | 167 | 284 | 428 | 550 | 780 | — | — | — | 302 | 372 | 349 | 429 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 31 | 108 | 252 | 261 | 108 | 31 | 6 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 202 | 256 | 242 | 245 | 108 | 241 | 241 | 31 |
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