Fitzroy Beach surf break

Fitzroy Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 Mar 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131314141313141415161314141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)243578545427434523396368362419487539870479682603603479421351290257199187
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
N
5
WNW
10
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
10
WSW
5
SE
10
E
10
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
3.26
1:11AM
3.19
1:30PM
3.09
1:57AM
3.03
2:18PM
2.87
2:50AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
-0.00
7:27AM
0.16
7:49PM
0.18
8:17AM
0.35
8:41PM
0.40
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:32-------7:30-------7:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161818181616161517192019181716161718181818171716
Feels °C (?)151616161515141316182019181716151718171818161614
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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