Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 5AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
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3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6211
5840
5233
4821
4485
4112
3764
3291
3051
1822
1504
1265
1127
942
814
791
808
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:45PM2.70m
8:06AM2.69m
8:23PM2.90m
8:43AM2.88m
8:59PM3.08m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.60m
2:10PM0.51m
2:34AM0.38m
2:47PM0.33m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
4
4
3
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
7
7
8
8
7
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