Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
NW
8
0.8
WSW
18
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.7
NW
9
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
276
294
275
250
212
212
267
364
422
1608
2014
1632
1055
738
491
323
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
35
NNE
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:34AM2.53m
5:24PM2.58m
5:57AM2.55m
6:42PM2.71m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.76m
11:04AM0.65m
11:46PM0.73m
12:18PM0.59m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
4
9
10
11
13
12
10
10
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