Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 9AM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)18ft (5.5m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (20 Sep)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
0
0
0
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0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
15
5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6637
5156
7801
8133
8543
8765
9571
9181
8591
7790
6618
5766
5323
4484
3966
3371
2724
2202
2252
1237
2376
1875
3323
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:48AM2.17m
4:41PM2.24m
5:18AM2.17m
6:02PM2.33m
6:32AM2.30m
7:01PM2.50m
Low Tide
10:15AM1.10m
11:07PM1.14m
11:36AM1.06m
00:20AM1.02m
12:40PM0.91m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
2
1
3
3
4
6
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
11
4
3
3
2
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