Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 464 | 421 | 309 | 347 | 307 | 179 | 230 | 230 | 319 | 460 | 666 | 601 | 904 | 1250 | 1287 | 907 | 660 | 682 | 672 | 523 | 731 | 721 | 791 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | 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-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:16PM2.62m | 2:37AM2.41m | 3:06PM2.51m | 3:33AM2.32m | 4:04PM2.45m | 4:38AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.73m | 8:36PM0.84m | 8:51AM0.84m | 9:31PM0.91m | 9:48AM0.92m | 10:32PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | 8:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 464 | 421 | 309 | 347 | 307 | 179 | 230 | 230 | 319 | 460 | 666 | 601 | 904 | 1250 | 1287 | 907 | 660 | 512 | 346 | 371 | 381 | 321 | 791 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 5 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 64 | 11 | 109 | 105 | 149 | 166 | 164 | 217 | 209 | 291 | 334 | 638 | 638 | 682 | 672 | 256 | 731 | 721 | 135 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 523 | 176 | 153 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 31 | 11 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 99 | 13 | 115 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 163 | — | — | — | 268 | 242 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 262 | 256 | 126 | 93 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 269 | 274 | 276 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 214 | 269 | 227 | 246 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
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