Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 7PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 388 | 382 | 430 | 692 | 814 | 701 | 1126 | 1652 | 1064 | 1144 | 1313 | 2149 | 3383 | 2510 | 5822 | 1802 | 4640 | 3901 | 2258 | 3249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:43PM2.86m | 00:59AM2.72m | 1:24PM2.66m | 1:41AM2.50m | 2:12PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.58m | 7:15AM0.62m | 7:41PM0.80m | 8:00AM0.83m | 8:33PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 94 | 388 | 382 | 430 | 692 | 814 | 701 | 1126 | 1652 | 1064 | 516 | 1243 | 2149 | 3383 | 2510 | 5822 | 1802 | 4640 | 3901 | 2258 | 1258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 14 | — | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 394 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 479 | 1144 | — | 971 | 419 | 1180 | 123 | 1780 | 21 | 11 | 1557 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | — | 64 | — | — | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 77 | 47 | 34 | 20 | — | 40 | 33 | 94 | 138 | 228 | 1313 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 74 | 139 | 1125 | 3249 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 276 | 276 | 126 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 31 | 113 | 113 | 169 | 109 | 113 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 253 | 109 | 106 |
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