Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 5PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3310
3030
2931
2824
2440
2205
2223
3870
4238
4324
3872
3305
3155
3095
2946
2698
2222
1949
1746
1538
1515
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:30AM3.25m
11:45PM3.30m
12:08PM3.26m
00:24AM3.24m
12:48PM3.19m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.05m
5:59AM-0.03m
6:19PM0.09m
6:40AM0.05m
7:02PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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8
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
10
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