Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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Fitzroy Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
N
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)71414131313131313121212151515131314141312121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)348178168158154151151149147175131131169128372149180640649638534508386372
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
2.46
1:49AM
2.47
2:11PM
2.30
2:48AM
2.33
3:19PM
2.18
4:04AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
0.79
7:37PM
0.81
8:11AM
0.95
8:32PM
0.95
9:16AM
1.05
9:42PM
1.03
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:04-------6:02----
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C191819171515141415181817171615141518191917171716
Feels °C (?)161817151415141415181717181514131417171814151514
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