Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 9AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3197 | 3062 | 2999 | 2441 | 2288 | 2169 | 2140 | 1993 | 1875 | 1875 | 962 | 880 | 1568 | 857 | 1130 | 996 | 969 | 904 | 765 | 841 | 863 | 936 | 575 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:59AM3.11m | 00:16AM3.16m | 12:38PM2.98m | 00:55AM2.96m | 1:19PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.01m | 6:11PM0.12m | 6:35AM0.16m | 6:52PM0.31m | 7:15AM0.35m | 7:34PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
3197 | 3062 | 2999 | 2441 | 2288 | 2169 | 2140 | 1993 | 1875 | 1875 | 962 | 880 | 1568 | 857 | 1130 | 996 | 969 | 904 | 765 | 841 | 863 | 936 | 575 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | 139 | 104 | 77 | 77 | 52 | — | 340 | 346 | — | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 265 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 13 | 66 | 279 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 140 | 125 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 178 | 178 | 7 | 141 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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