Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.0°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 6PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)7ft (2.1m)17s
Afternoon (13 Sep)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (13 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
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)
2.1
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2426
2242
2015
1943
1718
1697
3594
3079
2491
2459
2419
2119
1822
1647
1647
1415
1301
834
732
621
487
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:50AM3.21m
11:06PM3.24m
11:26AM3.14m
11:42PM3.09m
12:03PM3.01m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.05m
5:22AM0.04m
5:39PM0.18m
5:58AM0.19m
6:17PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
9
9
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
9
8
9
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