
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 8PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | 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 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2041 | 2178 | 3235 | 3426 | 2343 | 1016 | 890 | 672 | 512 | 452 | 501 | 982 | 848 | 893 | 844 | 715 | 669 | 736 | 1471 | 1467 | 1403 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:02AM3.29m | 11:19PM3.25m | 11:44AM3.30m | 00:02AM3.18m | 12:28PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.04m | 5:33AM-0.05m | 5:58PM0.06m | 6:18AM0.03m | 6:46PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | NW 8 | WSW 14 |
53 | 336 | 196 | — | 147 | 1016 | 716 | 640 | 512 | 417 | 339 | — | 154 | 141 | 104 | 158 | 161 | 229 | — | 382 | 672 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 |
— | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 672 | 510 | 143 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
2041 | 2178 | 3235 | 3426 | 2343 | 991 | 890 | — | — | 452 | 501 | 982 | 848 | 893 | 844 | 715 | 669 | 736 | 1471 | 1467 | 1403 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 214 | 214 | 108 | 241 | 241 | 13 | 13 | 239 | 264 | 251 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 249 | 241 |
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