Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.9° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 7AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
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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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12596
9663
7292
5835
4493
3697
2967
2530
2107
1564
1922
1992
1808
1635
1281
1108
1016
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
20
S
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:04PM2.45m
7:25AM2.41m
7:58PM2.56m
8:16AM2.52m
8:43PM2.70m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.95m
1:38PM0.80m
2:10AM0.83m
2:26PM0.68m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
8
9
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
3
5
5
6
6
9
7
4
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
4
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