Fitzroy Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Fitzroy Beach. The forecast shows a wild ride over the next couple of weeks, but you’ve got to be patient—there’s plenty of size but not a lot of clean windows. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing weird there.

We start off with a bit of a dud. Friday the 28th of August is a write-off—7 ft of WNW windswell, but a stiff northerly at 19 mph is making it lumpy and cross-on. That combined energy is moderate at best (1173), and it only gets bigger in the arvo with 8 ft but still no good. Saturday the 29th improves slightly—5 ft of NW swell in the morning, light southwesterly cross-shore, but it’s marginal, only scoring a whisper of potential. The swell period’s short at 8 seconds, so it’s messy. Sunday the 30th sees the swell jump right up to 10 ft from the WSW, but again, 19 mph winds ruin it. Too much chop.

Now, here’s the big one. Monday the 31st of August has a monster—15 ft of WSW swell with a period of 12 seconds, and combined energy is pumping at 6446. That is serious power. But for an intermediate spot like Fitzroy Beach, that’s expert-only territory, and the cross-shore wind at 22 mph is still lumpy. The morning is the only time it’s even worth a look, and only if you’re heavy. Tuesday the 1st of September stays huge with 13 ft and similar winds, still too big and cross-shore choppy.

The first half of the second week keeps the size but not the quality. Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd have 7 ft to 10 ft of swell, but it’s all cross-on or onshore with moderate to fresh winds, so it’s poor. The period gets long—up to 15 seconds on the Friday the 4th—but that’s a groundswell that might be a bit straight for a beach break, and the rain and wind don’t help.

After a gap of messy, blown-out days, we finally get a standout. Wednesday the 9th of September morning, it all comes together. 5 ft of WSW long-period groundswell (14 seconds), clean as a whistle with glassy conditions—northwesterly at only 3 mph. That combined energy is 1508, solid but not overwhelming, and the guidance says this break likes a W swell direction, which the WSW lines up nicely with. For experienced surfers, this is the call. The only catch: crowds are often at Fitzroy, so get out early. After that, it fades back into cross-on chop for the rest of the week, with 4 ft to 6 ft and moderate winds.

The very end of the run on Saturday the 12th of September shows a change—3 ft of WSW swell but with a 12 mph offshore from the SE, making it clean. It’s small, but if you’re keen on a longboard or a finless setup, that’s glassy and rideable.

So, the best on offer is without a doubt Wednesday the 9th of September morning—glassy, long-period groundswell, and a decent 5 ft. Second best is maybe that Saturday the 12th if you want something small and clean. For the rest, it’s either too big with wind, or too messy. Keep an eye on the sky.

Rusty.

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