Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 8PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3652 | 3283 | 3034 | 2825 | 2825 | 2701 | 2508 | 2324 | 2324 | 2119 | 1337 | 1670 | 1504 | 1283 | 1247 | 1095 | 1048 | 1127 | 1110 | 1206 | 1321 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:03PM3.14m | 00:20AM3.19m | 12:42PM3.00m | 00:59AM2.99m | 1:22PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.14m | 6:38AM0.17m | 6:54PM0.33m | 7:18AM0.37m | 7:36PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3652 | 3283 | 3034 | 2825 | 2825 | 2701 | 2508 | 2324 | 2324 | 2119 | 1337 | 1670 | 1504 | 1283 | 1247 | 1095 | 1048 | 1127 | 1110 | 1206 | 1321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | — | 34 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1981 | 2725 | 2782 | 2099 | 1691 | 1487 | 1245 | 1227 | 643 | 311 | 181 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 16 | 172 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 171 | 0 |
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