Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fitzroy Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fitzroy Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 612 | 688 | 333 | 405 | 519 | 1564 | 1553 | 1886 | 2303 | 2845 | 2460 | 2398 | 3175 | 3257 | 2282 | 2751 | 2503 | 2243 | 2318 | 2169 | 1966 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:37AM3.20m | 10:57PM3.39m | 11:19AM3.18m | 11:37PM3.32m | 11:59AM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM-0.06m | 5:15AM-0.06m | 5:29PM-0.01m | 5:55AM0.01m | 6:11PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 231 | 688 | 214 | 405 | 519 | 1564 | 1553 | 1886 | 2303 | 2845 | 2460 | 2398 | 3175 | 3257 | 2282 | 2751 | 2503 | 2243 | 2318 | 2169 | 1966 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 9 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SW 8 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 612 | 211 | 330 | 139 | 108 | 79 | 65 | — | 31 | — | 128 | 179 | — | — | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 192 | 46 | 333 | 340 | 369 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | 234 | 327 | 392 | 331 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 98 | 149 | 98 | 149 | 149 |
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