Fitzroy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.10° E

Fitzroy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fitzroy Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.6° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 4PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4148
4157
4805
5177
6381
6346
6500
6595
6329
5531
4855
4495
3949
1597
2962
2665
2486
2253
863
1877
1705
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:29AM3.09m
11:45PM3.16m
12:07PM3.04m
00:23AM3.06m
12:48PM2.95m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.15m
6:01AM0.11m
6:19PM0.24m
6:42AM0.22m
7:03PM0.38m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
4
4
3
4
2
1
3
4
5
5
4
5
6
7
7
9
9
9
9
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