Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 11AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1561 | 1561 | 1338 | 1180 | 1051 | 976 | 940 | 386 | 567 | 756 | 1488 | 1696 | 1179 | 1819 | 1488 | 974 | 683 | 219 | 326 | 488 | 604 | 909 | 981 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:15AM2.83m | 9:33PM3.04m | 9:50AM2.97m | 10:06PM3.16m | 10:24AM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.47m | 3:20PM0.36m | 3:44AM0.30m | 3:55PM0.23m | 4:18AM0.17m | 4:30PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 1561 | 1561 | 1338 | 1180 | 1051 | 976 | 940 | 386 | 567 | 756 | 321 | 325 | 1179 | 282 | 273 | 974 | 683 | 277 | 254 | 240 | 604 | 103 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | WSW 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 14 | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 90 | 154 | 100 | 90 | 147 | 365 | 147 | 316 | 11 | 11 | 312 | 11 | 41 | 269 | 265 | 213 | 326 | 488 | 133 | 311 | 395 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | WSW 22 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 21 | NNW 8 | W 21 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 146 | 196 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 49 | 59 | 219 | 151 | 171 | 221 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 84 | 175 | 1488 | 1696 | 376 | 1819 | 1488 | — | — | — | 273 | — | 243 | 909 | 981 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 109 | 113 | 274 | 274 | 272 | 233 | 113 | 113 | 109 | 0 | 16 | 36 | 93 | 43 | 253 |
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