Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.5° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 3AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)21s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
W
9
0.5
W
21
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
WSW
19
2.4
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1182
808
594
372
214
203
223
296
377
365
471
680
696
789
891
1320
5409
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:03PM3.13m
10:20AM3.03m
10:36PM3.20m
10:54AM3.09m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.16m
4:26PM0.14m
4:49AM0.08m
5:02PM0.12m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
5
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
9
9
8
8
7
6
4
5
7
8
7
7
6
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