Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
0.7
SW
12
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
1.2
WSW
17
1
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
161
147
276
361
804
655
1223
1082
1055
902
746
716
508
508
508
653
1011
986
1179
1150
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:23AM2.65m
8:38PM2.84m
9:04AM2.86m
9:18PM3.02m
9:43AM3.05m
9:57PM3.15m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.54m
2:50AM0.33m
3:08PM0.36m
3:30AM0.15m
3:49PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:24
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Temp °C
13
15
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
8
10
10
10
10
10
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