Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.6° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
0.8
WSW
17
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
196
142
170
210
232
269
333
669
636
572
522
731
561
612
688
427
405
519
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31PM3.29m
9:53AM3.14m
10:16PM3.38m
10:37AM3.20m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.08m
3:47AM0.03m
4:03PM-0.03m
4:32AM-0.06m
4:47PM-0.06m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
8
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
12
15
14
14
11
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