Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Aug 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
2.5
WNW
7
3
NW
8
4
WNW
9
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
236
222
269
317
378
690
1004
2981
3298
3813
3830
4457
6043
7793
9779
9671
8543
7275
6123
5826
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:22PM2.27m
5:53AM2.22m
6:38PM2.36m
7:03AM2.33m
7:35PM2.51m
Low Tide
10:57AM1.05m
11:44PM1.12m
12:12PM1.01m
00:53AM1.02m
1:14PM0.88m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
1
1
1
3
6
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
7
6
4
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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