
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
227 | 223 | 261 | 237 | 302 | 353 | 348 | 343 | 374 | 351 | 277 | 269 | 351 | 382 | 749 | 403 | 390 | 554 | 680 | 390 | 434 | 525 | 546 | 474 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07AM2.18m | 4:49PM2.29m | 5:28AM2.17m | 6:05PM2.34m | 6:41AM2.27m | 7:06PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM1.04m | 10:28AM1.03m | 11:18PM1.05m | 11:42AM1.01m | 00:27AM0.94m | 12:46PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
227 | 223 | 261 | 227 | 302 | 353 | 348 | 334 | 374 | 351 | 274 | 165 | 351 | 382 | 30 | 403 | 390 | 554 | 340 | 268 | 434 | 525 | 363 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | W 21 | N 13 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 |
64 | 106 | 159 | 237 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 250 | 232 | 277 | 269 | 104 | 34 | 3 | 67 | 69 | 178 | — | 390 | 137 | 19 | 546 | 474 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | W 22 | W 21 | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | W 24 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 289 | 173 | 292 | 343 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 749 | 24 | 12 | — | 680 | 285 | 334 | 372 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 108 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 261 | 261 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 199 | 199 | 200 | 108 | 108 | 0 |
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