Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 2AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3084 | 2650 | 2418 | 5557 | 5081 | 5659 | 5822 | 6211 | 5766 | 5531 | 5110 | 4821 | 4428 | 4112 | 3424 | 3075 | 3051 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:01PM2.50m | 7:24AM2.48m | 7:45PM2.70m | 8:06AM2.69m | 8:23PM2.90m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.82m | 1:29PM0.71m | 1:57AM0.60m | 2:10PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 22 | — | 1370 | 1117 | 5659 | 5822 | 6211 | 5766 | 5531 | 5110 | 4821 | 4428 | 4112 | 3424 | 3075 | 3051 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1442 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3084 | 2650 | 2418 | 5557 | 5081 | 35 | 118 | 91 | 80 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 181 | 246 | 93 | 276 | 93 | 135 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 113 |
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