Graveyards Surf Break

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
15.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)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 Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Wed night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
!
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0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
!
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4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
2
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1900
1582
1210
1014
721
765
860
926
1208
1280
1708
2566
3459
4100
4204
3696
3233
2872
2407
1867
1487
2432
2404
2146
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
60
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:58AM2.74m
3:34PM2.60m
3:56AM2.69m
4:39PM2.61m
5:03AM2.68m
Low Tide
8:51PM0.65m
9:26AM0.56m
9:49PM0.71m
10:26AM0.57m
10:55PM0.72m
11:31AM0.55m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
Feels °C
10
7
8
8
6
5
5
4
4
3
2
1
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
0
1
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
Energy kJ
1900
1582
1210
1014
721
617
599
509
451
497
626
646
816
2237
1813
2647
2118
983
1560
1332
1028
2432
2404
2146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
24
1
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
21
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
19
1.2
WSW
19
1.3
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
Energy kJ
58
28
18
11
11
6
6
75
148
186
280
480
543
54
561
151
256
627
716
970
1062
768
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
W
24
0.3
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
20
Energy kJ
9
44
6
11
98
90
544
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
S
7
1.8
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
Energy kJ
35
58
92
134
358
765
860
926
1208
1280
1708
2566
3459
4100
4204
3696
3233
2872
2407
1867
1487
1064
617
418
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
14
14
14
171
171
126
185
185
185
185
194
185
185
185
194
194
14
14
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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