Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 12PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 938 | 870 | 1003 | 1184 | 1067 | 1161 | 1130 | 1130 | 1047 | 2380 | 2358 | 2329 | 2054 | 1804 | 1511 | 1328 | 1241 | 1052 | 1052 | 1081 | 1027 | 1054 | 1040 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:52AM2.87m | 9:11PM3.07m | 9:36AM3.03m | 9:52PM3.17m | 10:15AM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.35m | 2:58PM0.34m | 3:25AM0.19m | 3:42PM0.21m | 4:06AM0.08m | 4:23PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 938 | 870 | 1003 | 1184 | 1067 | 1161 | 1130 | 1130 | 1047 | 2380 | 2358 | 2329 | 2054 | 1804 | 1511 | 1328 | 1241 | 1052 | 1052 | 1081 | 1027 | 1054 | 1040 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 54 | 70 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 181 | 159 | 851 | 68 | 49 | 55 | 41 | 37 | 42 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | S 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 6 | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 53 | 360 | 92 | 58 | 56 | 24 | 14 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 28 | 94 | 302 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 47 | 6 | 19 | 46 | 78 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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