
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
180 | 140 | 170 | 149 | 108 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 56 | 46 | 110 | 250 | 375 | 343 | 328 | 313 | 280 | 285 | 298 | 328 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:56PM2.63m | 3:20AM2.62m | 4:04PM2.56m | 4:34AM2.53m | 5:24PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.52m | 9:16PM0.69m | 9:51AM0.62m | 10:28PM0.76m | 11:04AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
180 | 140 | 170 | 149 | 108 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 56 | 46 | 110 | 250 | 375 | 343 | 328 | 313 | 280 | 285 | 298 | 328 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 |
42 | 41 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 37 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 123 | 265 | 326 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 21 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
9 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 11 | — | 8 | 8 | 35 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 106 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 55 | 56 | 108 | 87 | 51 | 51 |
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