Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
1.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
18
1.9
WSW
18
1.9
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1292
1161
1275
983
2120
2096
1984
1728
1194
1531
1512
1341
1735
1452
1275
1130
943
917
788
631
662
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:29PM3.03m
00:50AM3.17m
1:14PM2.90m
1:34AM2.98m
2:01PM2.74m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.06m
6:41PM0.14m
7:12AM0.19m
7:27PM0.32m
7:58AM0.35m
8:15PM0.52m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
10
11
11
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
6
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
11
11
10
9
6
7
8
10
12
10
7
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