Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 4PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1060 | 793 | 950 | 1609 | 1958 | 2167 | 2566 | 2898 | 3128 | 2859 | 2803 | 2145 | 1626 | 1713 | 1362 | 939 | 678 | 365 | 585 | 518 | 483 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12PM2.86m | 1:28AM2.68m | 1:52PM2.69m | 2:10AM2.49m | 2:39PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.45m | 7:27PM0.61m | 7:42AM0.64m | 8:10PM0.79m | 8:26AM0.82m | 9:01PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | -2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1060 | 793 | 950 | 1609 | 1958 | 2167 | 2566 | 2898 | 3128 | 2859 | 2803 | 2145 | 1626 | 967 | 833 | 761 | 240 | 200 | 585 | 518 | 483 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 360 | 302 | 261 | 257 | 227 | 203 | 203 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 353 | 289 | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 127 | 151 | 88 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 512 | 1716 | 1791 | 2040 | 1751 | 1568 | 1713 | 1362 | 939 | 678 | 365 | 170 | 94 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 109 | 113 | 39 | 0 | 93 | 175 | 172 | 214 | 269 | 185 | 181 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 |
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