Graveyards Surf Break

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
16.3° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 4PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (12 Jun)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
834
970
978
1121
1051
1145
811
788
705
1697
1411
1288
1106
1076
943
917
879
829
711
700
700
615
493
402
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:41AM2.85m
7:19PM2.90m
7:39AM2.97m
8:14PM3.07m
8:35AM3.08m
9:07PM3.22m
Low Tide
1:02PM0.33m
1:31AM0.42m
1:58PM0.21m
2:27AM0.28m
2:51PM0.10m
3:21AM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
9
7
7
9
9
10
12
11
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
SW
7
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
834
970
284
1121
1051
1145
811
788
491
1697
1411
1288
1106
1076
943
917
879
829
711
700
700
615
476
402
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
SW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
124
638
978
158
58
29
326
534
705
11
11
49
91
153
225
298
387
559
553
540
475
493
371
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
11
11
2
2
2
2
18
12
7
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
W
4
0.7
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
6
Energy kJ
465
479
13
18
22
12
67
64
117
114
117
129
125
125
129
119
130
151
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
43
181
27
7
0
0
0
0
0
93
27
93
113
93
113
113
225
246
246
221
276
113
234
113
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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