Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Fitzroy Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 6PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (11 Jan)7ft (2.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.9
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1499101112121211111110121212121111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8223273737011174195925102502222317711326955647722789791621608622521501432416356
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
S
0
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
2.48
5:10AM
2.37
5:30PM
2.35
6:15AM
2.33
6:37PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
0.83
10:59PM
0.78
11:25AM
0.96
11:57PM
0.87
12:30PM
1.02
12:59AM
0.89
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset---8:52-------8:51-------8:51----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C202121202019191717191918151313141618181715151515
Feels °C (?)192020191716151414141413111113141517151412131414
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