Taranaki · Today

Fitzroy Beach

Updated Wed, Sep 23, 11:40 AM GMT+12

When to go

11:47 AM–12:00 PM

Large waves · Low confidence

8.5–8.6 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 8.5 kt · offshore

Cautions

Large waves are forecast. Choose conditions that suit your experience.

Forecast details

Wind blowing out to sea should help the waves stay clean.

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

3:00 PM–5:00 PM · Pacific/Auckland
Moderate offshore wind · up to 9.5 kt · reported gusts up to 18.1 kt
Offshore waves: 8.5–8.5 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data unavailable.
Wind source time: Sep 23, 11:45 AM GMT+12. This is not the model run issue time.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 5.1 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind SSE 8.5 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellWSW 8.5 ft @ 9sValid 2026-09-23 12:00 · Pacific/AucklandMarine grid -39.0417, 174.0417 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea8.6 ft @ 10.5sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-23 12:00 · Pacific/Auckland

Model windSSE 8.5 ktoffshoreValid 2026-09-23 12:00 · Pacific/Auckland8.3 kt offshore component

TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Fitzroy Beach
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	SW 7.8 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 6.8 ft @ 8s
1 AM	WSW 10.7 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 6.8 ft @ 8s
2 AM	SW 10.1 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 6.8 ft @ 8s
3 AM	SW 8.2 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 6.7 ft @ 7s
4 AM	SSW 6 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 7.0 ft @ 7s
5 AM	SSW 3.8 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 7.3 ft @ 8s
6 AM	S 2.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 7.5 ft @ 8s
7 AM	SSW 3.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 7.5 ft @ 9s
8 AM	SW 4.5 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 7.5 ft @ 9s
9 AM	SSW 7.2 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 7.5 ft @ 9s
10 AM	S 7 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 7.8 ft @ 9s
11 AM	S 7.4 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.1 ft @ 9s
Noon	SSE 8.5 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.5 ft @ 9s
1 PM	SSE 11 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.5 ft @ 9s
2 PM	SSE 9.4 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.5 ft @ 9s
3 PM	SSE 9.5 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.5 ft @ 10s
4 PM	SSE 8.3 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.5 ft @ 10s
5 PM	SSE 7.8 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.5 ft @ 10s
6 PM	SSE 7.5 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.5 ft @ 10s
7 PM	SSE 8 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.4 ft @ 10s
8 PM	SSE 9.8 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.4 ft @ 10s
9 PM	SSE 10.7 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.3 ft @ 10s
10 PM	SSE 10.6 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.3 ft @ 10s
11 PM	SSE 9.8 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.1 ft @ 11s

12 AMUnavailable

WindSW 7.8 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 6.8 ft @ 8s

1 AMUnavailable

WindWSW 10.7 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 6.8 ft @ 8s

2 AMUnavailable

WindSW 10.1 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 6.8 ft @ 8s

3 AMUnavailable

WindSW 8.2 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 6.7 ft @ 7s

4 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 6 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 7.0 ft @ 7s

5 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 3.8 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 7.3 ft @ 8s

6 AMUnavailable

WindS 2.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 7.5 ft @ 8s

7 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 3.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 7.5 ft @ 9s

8 AMUnavailable

WindSW 4.5 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 7.5 ft @ 9s

9 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 7.2 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 7.5 ft @ 9s

10 AMUnavailable

WindS 7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 7.8 ft @ 9s

11 AMUnavailable

WindS 7.4 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.1 ft @ 9s

NoonUnavailable

WindSSE 8.5 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.5 ft @ 9s

1 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 11 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.5 ft @ 9s

2 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 9.4 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.5 ft @ 9s

3 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 9.5 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.5 ft @ 10s

4 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 8.3 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.5 ft @ 10s

5 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 7.8 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.5 ft @ 10s

6 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 7.5 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.5 ft @ 10s

7 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 8 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.4 ft @ 10s

8 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 9.8 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.4 ft @ 10s

9 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 10.7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.3 ft @ 10s

10 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 10.6 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.3 ft @ 10s

11 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 9.8 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.1 ft @ 11s

Tide

Local tide station unavailable

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach break. Named beach coordinate and published northwest exposure on Taranaki's Tasman Sea coast.

Mapped spot coordinate: -39.05, 174.1.

North Island · Tasman Sea · Ocean-facing bearing 315° · Location provenance

Model request point: Fitzroy Beach (-39.05, 174.1). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 2/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier B · NEW_ZEALAND · spot-level model point

MetService New Zealand Surf Forecasts
Surf-oriented wind, swell, wave height, quality, SST, and tide display; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
New Zealand Regional Wave Buoy Pages
Measured wave height, direction, and period; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
NIWA Tide Forecasting API
Tide predictions and charts; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
LINZ Tide Predictions and Sea-Level Data
Official tide predictions and observed sea level; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 23, 11:45 AM GMT+12
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 23, 11:45 AM GMT+12
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.