
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 56 | 46 | 110 | 200 | 276 | 294 | 275 | 250 | 274 | 257 | 408 | 459 | 450 | 1134 | 2834 | 2866 | 1975 | 1225 | 815 | 530 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:04PM2.56m | 4:34AM2.53m | 5:24PM2.58m | 5:57AM2.55m | 6:42PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.62m | 10:28PM0.76m | 11:04AM0.65m | 11:46PM0.73m | 12:18PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 |
71 | 56 | 46 | 110 | 200 | 276 | 294 | 275 | 250 | 274 | 257 | 408 | 459 | 450 | 479 | 199 | 2866 | 1975 | 1225 | 815 | 530 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
4 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 123 | 186 | 249 | 422 | — | 265 | 318 | 387 | 169 | 155 | 114 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | — | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
28 | 28 | 20 | 11 | — | 7 | 30 | 35 | 71 | 72 | 38 | 37 | 27 | — | — | — | 267 | 243 | 301 | 297 | 294 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 4 | 54 | 1134 | 2834 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 118 | 98 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 118 | 125 | 108 | 98 | 98 | 63 | 98 |
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