Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 3AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1212 | 1144 | 1144 | 1033 | 979 | 876 | 768 | 553 | 643 | 951 | 1399 | 1283 | 1393 | 2015 | 3601 | 5360 | 11359 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:00PM2.96m | 10:15AM2.86m | 10:35PM3.05m | 10:50AM2.92m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.43m | 4:22PM0.33m | 4:47AM0.34m | 4:57PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | N 8 | WSW 13 | N 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 1212 | 1144 | 1144 | 1033 | 979 | 876 | 768 | 553 | 643 | 329 | 615 | 191 | 561 | 463 | 298 | 1136 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 62 | 61 | — | 237 | 128 | 434 | 432 | 586 | 145 | 82 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 65 | 391 | — | 418 | 326 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 54 | 73 | 85 | 143 | 482 | 951 | 1399 | 1283 | 1393 | 2015 | 3601 | 5360 | 11359 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 246 | 233 | 221 | 113 | 113 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 234 |
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