Fitzroy Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at the surf ahead for Fitzroy Beach. The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, but there are definitely a few windows where it’ll all line up. We’ve got a few days of clean, workable waves coming right up, then it gets messy and wild, before we get a nice run of quality, bigger surf for the experienced crew.

The first real call is Wednesday morning, the 5th. We’ve got a clean 5ft southwest swell, and the wind is a light cross-off, so it’ll be glassy and tidy. The energy is moderate at 820. The water temp is 58°F, which is about average for this time of year, so it’s not a shock to the system. This is a good, fun morning with some proper push in it.

The rest of that first week is pretty ordinary. Thursday the 6th drops off into small, wind-affected waves, and Friday the 7th is even smaller. The weekend is a wipeout – a building northwest swell on Saturday the 8th gets chopped up by a strong north wind, and then Sunday the 9th is a big, messy, onshore 12ft beast. That’s not for paddling, that’s just noise. The energy is strong at 2631, but it’s blown out. The beginning of the next week (the 10th) is still messy, with a proper long-period swell but cross-onshore winds ruining any chance of it being clean.

The next standout is Tuesday morning, the 11th. The swell drops back to a clean 3ft, but it’s from the west-southwest with a lovely cross-off breeze. The energy is moderate at 711, and it’s clean. It’s not a big day, but it’ll be fun and uncrowded. The Wednesday the 12th is a bit of a tease – the morning is cross-shore and small, but the afternoon sees a jump to a 7ft west swell with 2112 energy. The problem is the cross-onshore wind, so it’ll be lumpy. Thursday and Friday are messy and onshore, and the weekend is a full-on blowout. The 15th and 16th are proper storm surf, with 12ft and 8ft swells under heavy onshore winds and rain. The energy is through the roof – 7353 on the 15th – but it’s a washing machine. Not for the faint of heart.

Now, for the real gold. The second week finishes with a proper run. Wednesday the 19th morning looks excellent. We’ve got a 7ft west-southwest swell with a solid offshore SSE wind. The energy is strong at 1556, and it’s clean. This is a proper, powerful, groomed wave for experienced surfers. This is the one to circle. The next day, Thursday the 20th, is also a cracker. A 5ft west-southwest swell with light cross-off winds in the morning, then it goes glassy in the afternoon with the swell pushing up to 6ft. The energy is hanging in there at 1594, and it’s clean. Both these days are the standout window for the whole period – bigger, cleaner, and with good shape.

So, to sum it up: get out Wednesday morning the 5th for a clean one, but the real deal is the 19th and 20th. The middle is a write-off. Fitzroy Beach is fairly consistent, so a few poor days here and there are normal, but this long stretch of onshore wind is a pain. The forecast can change, but as it stands, the 19th and 20th are your best bets for a proper session.

Rusty.

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