Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 4PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2918 | 2891 | 2618 | 2098 | 1498 | 1180 | 805 | 761 | 353 | 269 | 235 | 483 | 483 | 421 | 518 | 545 | 330 | 480 | 472 | 407 | 365 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52PM2.69m | 2:10AM2.49m | 2:39PM2.51m | 3:02AM2.32m | 3:39PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.64m | 8:10PM0.79m | 8:26AM0.82m | 9:01PM0.96m | 9:22AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2918 | 2891 | 2618 | 2098 | 1498 | 1180 | 805 | 761 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 483 | 483 | 421 | 518 | 545 | 330 | 480 | 472 | 407 | 365 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 353 | 269 | 218 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 17 | N 17 | SSE 9 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 19 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1628 | 2047 | 2127 | 1391 | 1050 | 841 | 629 | 461 | 319 | 166 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 214 | 185 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 254 | 43 | 7 |
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