Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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Fitzroy Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.5
S
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
1.3
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)101011111010101014131313201918181716161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)468449493034515112010978102101657572104158151146362193176163160316
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
3.07
1:11PM
2.82
1:43AM
2.88
2:14PM
2.60
2:51AM
2.71
3:29PM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
0.19
7:09AM
0.34
7:31PM
0.40
8:11AM
0.53
8:35PM
0.59
9:22AM
0.67
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C11101111111212111110910111315131111101012141513
Feels °C (?)42444554554679129677710121210
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