Is there surf at Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth) today?

Fun: waves 1.2 m at 10 s from WSW, swell 0.9 m · 10 s WSW (Sun 08:00).

Is the wind offshore at Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth)?

Wind 19 km/h from W: cross-shore for a beach facing NNW.

Where do the numbers come from?

The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Surf forecast · New Zealand · North Island

Surf forecast Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth) today

Waves, swell and wind at Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth) (North Island, New Zealand) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.

Right now

Waves1.2 m10 s · from WSW

Swell0.9 m10 s · from WSW

Wind19 km/hfrom W · gusts 31 · cross-shore

Water15.3 °C

Fun cross-shore.

Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth) surf forecast, next 3 days

Flat
Small
Fun
Good
Big

Sunday 25 October

Fun Best window 19:00–20:00: fun, cross-shore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
09:00	1.2 m · 10 s WSW	0.8 m · 10 s WSW	21–35 km/h WSW cross-shore
12:00	1.3 m · 11 s WSW	0.9 m · 12 s WSW	25–45 km/h W cross-shore
15:00	1.3 m · 11 s WSW	1.0 m · 12 s WSW	29–51 km/h W cross-shore
18:00	1.3 m · 12 s WSW	1.1 m · 12 s WSW	26–48 km/h W cross-shore

Monday 26 October

Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, onshore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
06:00	1.3 m · 12 s WSW	1.1 m · 12 s WSW	14–22 km/h WNW cross-shore
09:00	1.3 m · 11 s WSW	1.1 m · 11 s WSW	19–31 km/h WNW onshore
12:00	1.2 m · 11 s WSW	1.0 m · 11 s WSW	19–36 km/h NW onshore
15:00	1.2 m · 9 s W	1.0 m · 11 s WSW	26–45 km/h NNW onshore
18:00	1.3 m · 8 s W	0.9 m · 11 s WSW	28–49 km/h NW onshore

Tuesday 27 October

Big Best window 19:00–20:00: big, cross-shore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
06:00	2.3 m · 7 s NW	1.4 m · 6 s WNW	39–63 km/h NNW onshore
09:00	2.6 m · 7 s NW	1.5 m · 7 s WNW	39–72 km/h NNW onshore
12:00	2.7 m · 8 s WNW	1.8 m · 8 s W	27–54 km/h WSW cross-shore
15:00	2.8 m · 8 s W	2.3 m · 8 s W	27–47 km/h WSW cross-shore
18:00	2.9 m · 8 s W	2.6 m · 8 s W	19–40 km/h WSW cross-shore

Wednesday 28 October

Good Best window 06:00–09:00: good, cross-shore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
06:00	2.3 m · 9 s W	1.8 m · 8 s WSW	6–8 km/h SSW light wind
09:00	2.1 m · 9 s W	1.6 m · 8 s WSW	21–36 km/h WSW cross-shore
12:00	2.1 m · 9 s W	1.5 m · 8 s WSW	28–49 km/h W cross-shore
15:00	2.1 m · 8 s W	1.4 m · 8 s WSW	28–51 km/h WNW onshore
18:00	2.2 m · 8 s W	1.7 m · 8 s W	29–52 km/h WNW onshore

Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.

Forecast for Sun 08:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC

Waves map around Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth)

Open the waves map centred on Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth)

Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.

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Questions

Is there surf at Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth) today?: Fun: waves 1.2 m at 10 s from WSW, swell 0.9 m · 10 s WSW (Sun 08:00).
Is the wind offshore at Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth)?: Wind 19 km/h from W: cross-shore for a beach facing NNW.
When is the best time to surf Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth) today?: 19:00–20:00 (fun, cross-shore)
How warm is the water at Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth)?: 15.3 °C
Where do the numbers come from?: The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Nearby surf spots

Raglan (Manu Bay) 149 km · Piha 234 km · Mount Maunganui 242 km · Muriwai 247 km · Whangamata 258 km · Lyall Bay (Wellington) 264 km

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.