Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.0°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 1AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
!
3
3
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4060
2102
1976
1950
1898
1873
1927
2349
4902
4682
2090
5250
6453
4914
7673
8544
8659
10140
11055
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:34AM2.30m
3:16PM2.30m
3:48AM2.17m
4:41PM2.24m
Low Tide
8:33PM1.00m
8:59AM1.01m
9:43PM1.14m
10:15AM1.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
8
6
6
2
1
2
3
4
5
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