
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
451 | 421 | 529 | 390 | 827 | 724 | 733 | 848 | 724 | 724 | 715 | 733 | 847 | 847 | 758 | 582 | 679 | 671 | 671 | 671 | 827 | 776 | 726 | 811 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:50AM2.48m | 7:23PM2.72m | 7:56AM2.65m | 8:20PM2.89m | 8:48AM2.83m | 9:07PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.69m | 12:59PM0.65m | 1:40AM0.53m | 2:01PM0.49m | 2:35AM0.34m | 2:53PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
451 | 421 | 529 | 290 | 827 | 724 | 733 | 848 | 724 | 724 | 715 | 733 | 847 | 847 | 758 | 582 | 679 | 671 | 671 | 671 | 827 | 776 | 726 | 811 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 16 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
71 | 122 | — | 390 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 35 | 48 | 41 | 56 | 56 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 225 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 241 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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