Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 2AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1801 | 1801 | 1099 | 1452 | 1455 | 1474 | 1455 | 1161 | 1114 | 2313 | 915 | 722 | 979 | 765 | 958 | 615 | 1346 | 1422 | 2088 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:15AM3.01m | 12:35PM3.02m | 00:50AM2.86m | 1:12PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.29m | 6:49PM0.44m | 7:03AM0.45m | 7:27PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1801 | 1801 | 1099 | 1452 | 1455 | 1474 | 1455 | 1161 | 1114 | 2313 | 915 | 722 | 979 | 765 | 542 | 294 | 1346 | 1422 | 2088 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 17 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 176 | 129 | 785 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | 850 | 264 | — | 606 | 596 | 958 | 615 | 268 | 192 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 7 | N 7 | WSW 16 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 63 | 66 | 103 | 60 | 283 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 108 | 104 | 72 | 124 | 230 | 52 | 62 | 568 | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 280 | 225 | 233 | 221 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 109 | 7 |
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