Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.9° 

Graveyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Graveyards today (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 12AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s

Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1982
1766
2206
1873
1600
1435
1283
1068
915
902
791
779
768
745
734
640
640
587
630
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:38AM3.01m
2:05PM2.77m
2:24AM2.79m
2:54PM2.61m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.33m
8:01AM0.37m
8:18PM0.54m
8:48AM0.55m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
10
8
9
9
10
10
7
8
7
7
7
9
9
8
8
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