Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 585 | 316 | 316 | 257 | 229 | 173 | 156 | 151 | 193 | 332 | 684 | 1197 | 2406 | 2967 | 2920 | 3006 | 3485 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26AM2.20m | 5:18PM2.26m | 5:49AM2.20m | 6:33PM2.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM1.08m | 10:53AM1.02m | 11:39PM1.10m | 12:07PM0.99m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | WSW 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 |
| kJ | 585 | 316 | 316 | 257 | 229 | 173 | 156 | 151 | 192 | 130 | 99 | 92 | 134 | 300 | 227 | 235 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | SW 6 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 13 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 27 | 73 | 128 | 99 | 188 | 125 | 125 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | WSW 19 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | 123 | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 62 | 68 | 77 | 69 | 64 | 27 | 91 | 193 | 332 | 684 | 1197 | 2406 | 2967 | 2920 | 3006 | 3485 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 251 | 251 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 241 | 251 |
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