Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.7° 

Fitzroy Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
!
!
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3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
11
3
WSW
11
4
W
14
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
924
1064
1633
2252
5984
5528
4595
3829
3251
2415
1828
1216
939
701
581
486
444
358
345
387
180
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
0
SSE
0
NNE
0
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
10:47AM2.89m
11:05PM3.08m
11:22AM2.91m
11:39PM3.09m
11:57AM2.91m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.26m
5:19AM0.26m
5:29PM0.25m
5:54AM0.24m
6:05PM0.28m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
8
8
9
10
8
7
6
6
7
8
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
4
4
6
4
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
5
6
8
9
8
7
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