Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1110 | 1094 | 968 | 938 | 834 | 680 | 650 | 295 | 432 | 757 | 1121 | 1312 | 1341 | 1281 | 1308 | 980 | 639 | 468 | 297 | 292 | 347 | 396 | 692 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:11AM2.79m | 9:29PM3.01m | 9:46AM2.93m | 10:03PM3.13m | 10:20AM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.46m | 3:16PM0.35m | 3:40AM0.29m | 3:51PM0.23m | 4:14AM0.16m | 4:26PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNW 8 |
1110 | 1094 | 968 | 938 | 834 | 680 | 650 | 295 | 432 | 757 | 233 | 229 | 226 | 204 | 198 | 980 | 639 | 468 | 297 | 171 | 347 | 396 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | W 20 |
63 | 30 | 91 | 101 | 101 | 90 | 86 | 226 | 179 | 87 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 195 | 151 | 151 | 194 | 292 | 220 | 80 | 377 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 21 | NNW 8 | W 20 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 60 | 112 | 195 | 148 | 133 | 296 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 110 | 1121 | 1312 | 1341 | 1281 | 1308 | — | — | — | — | 265 | — | 180 | 692 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 47 | 0 | 31 | 55 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 98 | 108 | 250 | 250 | 248 | 248 | 108 | 108 | 106 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 13 | 239 |
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