Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 1AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 508 | 815 | 1042 | 2030 | 2755 | 3457 | 3436 | 3901 | 3226 | 3001 | 3079 | 3157 | 3351 | 3079 | 3001 | 2782 | 2864 | 2665 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:01PM3.42m | 11:22AM3.22m | 11:41PM3.35m | 12:03PM3.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM-0.05m | 5:33PM0.01m | 5:59AM0.02m | 6:14PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | 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 | 431 | 508 | 815 | 1042 | 2030 | 2755 | 3457 | 3436 | 3901 | 3226 | 3001 | 3079 | 3157 | 3351 | 3079 | 3001 | 2775 | 2864 | 2665 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 7 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 177 | 136 | 497 | 502 | 71 | — | — | 71 | — | 196 | 257 | 257 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 448 | 464 | 101 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 29 | 34 | 53 | 64 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 35 | 160 | 657 | 1312 | 2093 | 2725 | 2782 | 2329 | 2044 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 126 | 126 | 177 | 126 | 126 | 175 |
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