Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 22s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 20s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 22s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | W 22 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 412 | 541 | 321 | 453 | 892 | 989 | 1184 | 2109 | 3853 | 4530 | 5074 | 5038 | 7986 | 9572 | 11422 | 4004 | 4502 | 5343 | 4457 | 2910 | 2609 | 2642 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:52AM3.02m | 9:12PM3.26m | 9:34AM3.15m | 9:52PM3.33m | 10:13AM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.16m | 2:59PM0.11m | 3:27AM0.01m | 3:42PM0.01m | 4:07AM-0.06m | 4:23PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 478 | 412 | 541 | 270 | 170 | 892 | 516 | 672 | 2109 | 3853 | 4530 | 5074 | 5038 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1636 | 2794 | 2609 | 2642 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 329 | 326 | 322 | 321 | 380 | 721 | 881 | 1184 | 2074 | 792 | 792 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 24 | W 23 | W 22 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 109 | 272 | 453 | — | 989 | 1164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | — | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | — | 86 | 104 | 194 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 610 | 776 | 7986 | 9572 | 11422 | 4004 | 4502 | 5343 | 4457 | 2910 | 2372 | 2100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 244 | 199 | 178 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 241 | 251 | 234 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 178 | 199 | 234 | 108 | 248 |
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