Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1504 | 1265 | 1127 | 942 | 814 | 791 | 756 | 796 | 1551 | 1594 | 1597 | 1454 | 1530 | 1461 | 549 | 809 | 1064 | 1331 | 1850 | 2808 | 3208 | 3115 | 2510 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:43AM2.88m | 8:59PM3.08m | 9:19AM3.05m | 9:33PM3.21m | 9:54AM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.38m | 2:47PM0.33m | 3:10AM0.19m | 3:24PM0.18m | 3:46AM0.04m | 4:01PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 23 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1504 | 1265 | 1127 | 942 | 814 | 791 | 756 | 796 | 1551 | 1594 | 1597 | 1454 | — | — | 251 | 190 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 52 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 25 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 23 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 516 | 530 | 491 | 406 | 278 | 241 | 248 | 244 | — | — | — | — | 1530 | 1461 | 549 | 809 | 1064 | 1331 | 1850 | 2808 | 3208 | 3115 | 2510 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 43 | 43 | 254 | 253 | 246 | 253 | 253 | 109 | 43 | 125 | 246 | 246 | 235 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 227 | 234 | 274 | 274 | 214 | 212 |
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