Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3030 | 2870 | 2673 | 2452 | 2244 | 2325 | 2358 | 2392 | 2109 | 2079 | 1929 | 1811 | 1699 | 1561 | 1387 | 1297 | 1051 | 901 | 855 | |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:20PM2.70m | 8:37AM2.67m | 8:58PM2.88m | 9:15AM2.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.66m | 2:43PM0.52m | 3:08AM0.47m | 3:20PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
— | 1159 | 2673 | 2452 | 2244 | 2325 | 2358 | 2392 | 2109 | 2079 | 1929 | 1811 | 1699 | 1561 | 1387 | 1297 | 1051 | 901 | 855 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | S 18 | WSW 16 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 90 | 154 | 151 | 90 | 147 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3030 | 2870 | 426 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 269 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 246 | 235 | 227 | 221 | 276 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 135 | 24 | 22 |
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