
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 3PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
831 | 643 | 537 | 471 | 501 | 912 | 881 | 766 | 825 | 789 | 753 | 825 | 1141 | 1138 | 1196 | 1424 | 1834 | 1635 | 1633 | 1441 | 2763 | 4135 | 4497 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:44AM3.30m | 00:02AM3.18m | 12:28PM3.23m | 00:49AM3.05m | 1:17PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM-0.05m | 5:58PM0.06m | 6:18AM0.03m | 6:46PM0.16m | 7:06AM0.17m | 7:39PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — |
716 | 640 | 537 | 471 | 339 | 11 | — | 133 | 151 | 104 | 161 | 239 | 299 | 322 | 266 | 653 | — | 829 | 975 | 1413 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 643 | 510 | 143 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 467 | 578 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
831 | — | — | 452 | 501 | 912 | 881 | 766 | 825 | 789 | 753 | 825 | 1141 | 1138 | 1196 | 1424 | 1834 | 1635 | 1633 | 1441 | 2763 | 4135 | 4497 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 239 | 244 | 262 | 261 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 249 | 250 | 262 | 262 | 250 | 272 | 320 | 251 | 335 | 214 |
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