Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 3PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
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2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4942
5659
5896
6211
6211
5840
5233
4821
4485
4112
3530
3075
2953
3071
1647
1463
1127
999
915
791
756
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
25
SSW
30
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
0
ESE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:24AM2.48m
7:45PM2.70m
8:06AM2.69m
8:23PM2.90m
8:43AM2.88m
8:59PM3.08m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.71m
1:57AM0.60m
2:10PM0.51m
2:34AM0.38m
2:47PM0.33m
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rain showers
light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
4
2
5
4
4
4
5
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
7
7
8
8
9
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