Graveyards Surf Break

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
15.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 9PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
!
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
!
!
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
1.9
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
NW
9
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
2.2
W
10
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
11
3
W
14
3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
606
769
910
1814
1352
1507
868
788
597
582
968
1555
1265
2859
2974
2171
4342
4723
4829
4430
4166
3623
3130
2299
Wind (km/h)
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
35
NNW
15
NE
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
SW
5
NE
5
E
15
E
25
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:46AM2.92m
1:06PM2.72m
1:25AM2.87m
1:49PM2.67m
2:08AM2.81m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.45m
7:04AM0.47m
7:16PM0.51m
7:47AM0.50m
8:00PM0.58m
8:33AM0.53m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
7
7
1
3
3
3
6
8
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
11
11
10
9
9
10
13
Feels °C
4
4
4
7
9
10
9
8
11
9
8
6
4
5
4
7
9
9
9
7
4
5
6
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
1.9
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1
WSW
17
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
2.2
W
10
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
11
3
W
14
3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
3
N
9
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
Energy kJ
606
769
910
1814
1352
1507
868
618
386
343
968
1555
1265
2859
2974
2171
1561
4723
4829
4430
4166
3623
3130
2299
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
W
19
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1.2
N
8
0.5
W
11
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
8
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1
NNE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
WSW
18
3
WSW
16
2.4
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
Energy kJ
28
27
128
190
464
418
190
58
238
184
487
474
1002
73
166
1553
4342
860
589
423
321
211
140
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
22
0.2
W
20
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.2
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
36
33
51
24
283
51
547
597
582
94
67
58
356
343
191
70
30
18
11
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.2
NW
9
1
NE
6
1.1
SE
4
1.7
NNE
7
3
N
9
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
466
619
804
776
594
788
59
40
294
1487
33
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
4
2
1
4
6
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Distance (km)
109
109
181
125
0
22
88
113
0
0
0
0
181
212
22
0
16
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
6
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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