Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 7PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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0
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0
0
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2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
3.5
W
11
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1951
3108
3307
3190
3247
4093
5454
6053
6903
5996
5241
4618
4100
3665
3360
2919
2749
2547
2258
2020
1800
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:33PM2.34m
6:58AM2.30m
7:31PM2.49m
7:51AM2.46m
8:16PM2.68m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.99m
00:49AM1.00m
1:09PM0.86m
1:43AM0.84m
1:58PM0.69m
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
6
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
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