Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 5PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 543 | 1161 | 1755 | 1313 | 822 | 724 | 677 | 2016 | 4206 | 11407 | 12434 | 10397 | 8258 | 6550 | 5106 | 3806 | 3067 | 2410 | 1868 | 1704 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:57PM2.36m | 6:20AM2.31m | 7:00PM2.43m | 7:20AM2.38m | 7:54PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.88m | 00:13AM0.99m | 12:37PM0.87m | 1:14AM0.93m | 1:33PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 19 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 183 | 307 | 387 | 29 | 1313 | 822 | 724 | 677 | 670 | 827 | — | — | — | — | 6550 | 5106 | 3806 | 3067 | 2410 | 1868 | 1704 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | W 20 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | — | 8 | — | 99 | 206 | 625 | 269 | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 64 | 231 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | WSW 17 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 210 | 543 | 1161 | 1755 | — | — | — | 634 | — | 4206 | 11407 | 12434 | 10397 | 8258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 103 | 51 | 103 | 108 | 234 | 245 | 234 | 199 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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