Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 4AM is: 3.5m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1379 | 3484 | 7074 | 8018 | 8276 | 8685 | 8907 | 10406 | 12846 | 14133 | 4827 | 4237 | 4937 | 11846 | 4761 | 10186 | 9329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:16PM3.29m | 9:38AM3.19m | 9:56PM3.36m | 10:17AM3.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.02m | 3:46PM0.02m | 4:11AM-0.05m | 4:26PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 602 | 3484 | 7074 | 8018 | 8276 | 8685 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3263 | 4761 | 2682 | 2648 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 1379 | 1461 | — | — | 62 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2582 | 3560 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1032 | 865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 60 | 348 | 320 | 192 | — | — | 8907 | 10406 | 12846 | 14133 | 4827 | 4237 | 4937 | 11846 | 2331 | 10186 | 9329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 212 | 181 | 181 | 106 | 88 | 171 | 212 | 113 | 113 |
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