Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
1.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
18
1.9
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2120
2096
2072
1915
1569
1531
1512
1341
1735
1452
1275
1130
943
917
788
765
662
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:50AM3.17m
1:14PM2.90m
1:34AM2.98m
2:01PM2.74m
Low Tide
6:41PM0.14m
7:12AM0.19m
7:27PM0.32m
7:58AM0.35m
8:15PM0.52m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
11
10
10
8
7
7
8
11
8
6
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