Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (09 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
2
4
4
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0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
19
4
WSW
18
4
WSW
18
4
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
429
341
280
353
531
597
650
638
571
757
823
422
505
1433
1379
3618
7487
8018
8717
9314
9982
10671
12615
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
NW
25
NW
35
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:09AM2.88m
8:33PM3.14m
8:56AM3.06m
9:16PM3.29m
9:38AM3.19m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.38m
2:17PM0.28m
2:47AM0.17m
3:04PM0.11m
3:31AM0.02m
3:46PM0.02m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
1
8
5
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
3
5
2
3
2
4
6
5
5
6
4
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