Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 5AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 678 | 577 | 746 | 769 | 427 | 389 | 327 | 525 | 399 | 366 | 334 | 261 | 193 | 169 | 270 | 379 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:36PM2.70m | 7:08AM2.64m | 7:38PM2.91m | 8:05AM2.84m | 8:28PM3.11m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.58m | 1:17PM0.47m | 1:53AM0.36m | 2:12PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 270 | 577 | 746 | 769 | 427 | 389 | 327 | 525 | 399 | 366 | 334 | 261 | 193 | 169 | 270 | 379 | 444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | W 19 |
| kJ | 678 | 162 | 182 | 176 | 176 | 152 | 132 | 107 | 102 | 84 | 74 | 70 | 57 | 42 | 33 | 298 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | W 10 | W 9 | W 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 86 | 68 | 7 | 210 | 145 | 102 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 90 | 150 | 45 | 40 | 200 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 11 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 108 | 98 | 63 |
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