Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 5AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1297 | 853 | 594 | 343 | 276 | 260 | 293 | 634 | 395 | 492 | 663 | 1005 | 958 | 904 | 1463 | 1926 | 7158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:06PM3.16m | 10:24AM3.07m | 10:39PM3.23m | 10:58AM3.12m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.17m | 4:30PM0.15m | 4:52AM0.09m | 5:05PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 11 | W 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 269 | 853 | 594 | 343 | 211 | 125 | 293 | 76 | 395 | 492 | 591 | 559 | 662 | 813 | 844 | 848 | 679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 9 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | WSW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 265 | 269 | 215 | 276 | 260 | 101 | 60 | 37 | 69 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 493 | 487 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 22 | W 11 | WSW 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 21 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | W 8 | WSW 12 | S 10 | — | NNW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 49 | 58 | 92 | 212 | 147 | 74 | 311 | 52 | 58 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | W 10 | — | WSW 8 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1297 | — | — | 225 | — | 210 | 97 | 634 | 330 | 362 | 663 | 1005 | 958 | 904 | 1463 | 1926 | 7158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 169 | 126 | 7 | 7 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 43 | 126 | 246 | 227 | 254 | 271 | 276 | 276 | 276 |
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