Graveyards Surf Break

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
15.3° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 8PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, near gales from the SSE by Wed night).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
!
!
!
!
!
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
7
2.5
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2815
2171
4396
4437
4437
4161
3803
3283
2813
2238
1748
1582
1210
1014
870
907
690
649
585
970
1941
1985
1714
2338
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
45
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:49PM2.67m
2:08AM2.81m
2:38PM2.63m
2:58AM2.74m
3:34PM2.60m
3:56AM2.69m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.50m
8:00PM0.58m
8:33AM0.53m
8:51PM0.65m
9:26AM0.56m
9:49PM0.71m
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
5
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
4
3
Temp °C
11
11
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
13
14
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
3
6
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
10
11
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
3
2
1
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
16
Energy kJ
2815
2171
4396
4437
4437
4161
3803
3283
2813
2238
1748
1582
1210
1014
870
907
680
649
451
610
787
874
724
1003
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
7
2
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
7
1.5
S
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
WSW
20
0.7
SW
8
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
212
603
664
593
326
286
273
244
137
85
60
32
18
268
12
6
6
75
65
188
280
348
453
450
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
18
1.7
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.3
NNW
8
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
N
8
0.4
WSW
19
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
24
Energy kJ
1726
373
428
343
230
114
59
36
11
9
18
1
148
11
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
7
2.5
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
Energy kJ
222
1011
77
49
31
42
60
203
459
314
690
593
585
970
1941
1985
1714
2338
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
212
3
3
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
43
14
43
126
126
126
126
126
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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