Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 3AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
W
17
3
W
17
3
W
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4100
4338
4643
5133
5517
5367
5497
3723
3334
3253
2940
2649
2543
1690
1275
845
594
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
15
NW
20
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:26AM2.42m
5:17PM2.54m
5:56AM2.47m
6:36PM2.70m
Low Tide
10:18PM0.81m
10:53AM0.74m
11:41PM0.76m
12:11PM0.65m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
15
15
15
13
14
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
8
10
10
11
9
9
8
9
10
10
9
10
11
11
12
11
6
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