Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 924 | 1064 | 1633 | 2252 | 5984 | 5528 | 4595 | 3829 | 3251 | 2415 | 1828 | 1216 | 939 | 701 | 581 | 486 | 444 | 358 | 345 | 387 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:47AM2.89m | 11:05PM3.08m | 11:22AM2.91m | 11:39PM3.09m | 11:57AM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.26m | 5:19AM0.26m | 5:29PM0.25m | 5:54AM0.24m | 6:05PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 173 | 89 | 376 | 256 | — | 5528 | 4595 | 3829 | 3251 | 2415 | 1828 | 1216 | 939 | 701 | 581 | 486 | 444 | 358 | 345 | 387 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | S 9 | W 22 | S 8 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 378 | 359 | 346 | 636 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 72 | 120 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | S 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 307 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 924 | 1064 | 1633 | 2252 | 5984 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 234 | 24 | 2 | 63 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
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