Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Fitzroy Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 8AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
N
3.5
N
1.7
NNW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)101010121211111110101010999141413131313141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24522408549116013011917165613771039838747598539432355289265342336277342286290282
Wind
(km/h)
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SSW
0
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
2.52
6:05PM
2.37
6:49AM
2.56
7:28PM
2.47
7:59AM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
0.77
11:51AM
0.81
12:22AM
0.78
1:10PM
0.72
1:35AM
0.66
2:15PM
0.55
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----7:31-------7:33-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:24-------7:23-------7:22
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2112111-11---1----------
Temp. °C181818181919201919191818181920181717161617181818
Feels °C (?)111112141516191920191919191921191919161617171718
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