Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 353 | 294 | 235 | 483 | 483 | 421 | 421 | 536 | 330 | 330 | 378 | 407 | 349 | 359 | 393 | 488 | 339 | 519 | 558 | 602 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:39PM2.51m | 3:02AM2.32m | 3:39PM2.36m | 4:10AM2.20m | 4:53PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.82m | 9:01PM0.96m | 9:22AM0.97m | 10:06PM1.07m | 10:32AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 235 | 235 | 235 | 483 | 483 | 421 | 421 | 536 | 330 | 330 | 378 | 407 | 349 | 359 | 393 | 488 | 173 | 519 | 461 | 584 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 6 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 353 | 294 | 222 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 61 | 120 | 179 | 339 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 425 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 9 | N 17 | N 17 | SSE 9 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 16 | — | N 15 | N 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | 276 | 143 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 306 | 558 | 602 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 254 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 106 |
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