Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 446 | 453 | 440 | 493 | 493 | 838 | 848 | 892 | 857 | 845 | 834 | 712 | 561 | 506 | 491 | 414 | 383 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46PM2.73m | 7:16AM2.71m | 7:52PM2.93m | 8:18AM2.89m | 8:47PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.61m | 1:31PM0.45m | 2:08AM0.41m | 2:29PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1024 | 718 | 541 | 354 | 286 | 222 | 838 | 848 | 892 | 857 | 845 | 834 | 712 | 561 | 506 | 491 | 414 | 346 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 773 | 446 | 194 | 440 | 493 | 493 | 168 | 141 | 101 | 76 | 51 | 138 | 116 | 85 | 60 | 34 | 301 | 383 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 25 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 7 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 249 | 169 | 453 | 399 | 269 | 326 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 150 | 244 | 34 | 14 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 202 | 281 | 291 | 310 | 263 | 249 | 197 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 126 | 93 | 93 | 113 | 220 | 214 | 220 | 269 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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