Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 12PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (03 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
W
13
2.1
W
11
2.3
W
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
16
3.5
WNW
10
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1587
1534
1475
1548
1316
1114
2185
1887
1647
1647
1788
2349
1538
2273
4173
1875
4822
5008
5774
5081
5519
5597
4944
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:09AM2.94m
1:39PM2.83m
2:01AM2.74m
2:37PM2.66m
3:06AM2.56m
3:52PM2.55m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.40m
7:57PM0.58m
8:27AM0.58m
9:02PM0.75m
9:36AM0.73m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
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6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
10
10
11
10
10
9
7
7
10
8
7
6
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
10
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