Graveyards Surf Break

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
16.3° C

1.4°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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 11PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (16 Jun)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
0
0
!
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2309
2118
2087
1848
1820
2349
2426
733
582
592
621
554
992
871
792
1504
2098
919
601
472
518
844
581
469
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:49PM3.36m
11:12AM3.16m
11:40PM3.34m
12:04PM3.07m
00:31AM3.26m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.06m
5:26PM0.03m
6:00AM0.10m
6:17PM0.12m
6:52AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
7
6
8
9
10
10
11
11
10
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
0.2
SSE
5
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2309
2118
2087
1848
2
451
443
582
592
621
554
992
871
792
1504
172
410
601
344
518
844
581
469
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
7
0.8
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.1
W
23
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.5
S
6
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.5
W
18
0.7
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
8
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
131
49
15
10
378
289
166
179
16
332
318
160
273
536
472
191
405
459
439
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
S
5
0.3
WSW
20
0.5
S
5
0.5
W
18
0.2
S
5
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
9
9
25
8
75
15
162
2
206
269
344
314
18
11
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
7
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
Energy kJ
208
1820
2349
2426
733
2098
919
19
35
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
7
0
43
276
246
246
227
113
10
0
0
7
43
113
254
175
131
7
7
0
7
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
2
3
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
6
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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