Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
15.2° C
1.0° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 2AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
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3
0
0
0
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4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
12
3
S
8
4
S
9
4
S
10
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
2.1
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
880
1300
2491
2925
3233
3300
3060
2572
2046
1583
1245
2654
2404
1589
1230
1566
1415
1397
1225
987
911
785
1696
1626
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:56AM2.69m
4:39PM2.61m
5:03AM2.68m
5:48PM2.67m
6:14AM2.72m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.71m
10:26AM0.57m
10:55PM0.72m
11:31AM0.55m
00:05AM0.66m
12:37PM0.47m
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light rain
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
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5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
10
Feels °C
4
2
2
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
2
1
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
8
7
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