Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.6° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
WSW
19
2.3
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
365
471
590
643
1087
809
1205
1817
2396
2931
3609
3603
6081
6377
7026
6806
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:36PM3.20m
10:54AM3.09m
11:09PM3.21m
11:29AM3.09m
Low Tide
4:49AM0.08m
5:02PM0.12m
5:24AM0.07m
5:39PM0.15m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
5
5
8
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
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