Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 4AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
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3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
1.9
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
321
343
321
280
257
257
348
381
448
1895
2067
1764
1104
612
572
421
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
45
NNE
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:39AM2.56m
5:28PM2.60m
6:01AM2.58m
6:46PM2.73m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.79m
11:09AM0.68m
11:50PM0.76m
12:24PM0.61m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
7
8
6
6
3
2
9
10
11
11
10
11
10
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