Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 9PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1136 | 2172 | 2034 | 1953 | 1670 | 1647 | 1484 | 1463 | 1376 | 1195 | 979 | 863 | 850 | 850 | 863 | 791 | 822 | 822 | 862 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:23AM2.54m | 2:56PM2.45m | 3:18AM2.34m | 4:01PM2.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.78m | 8:47AM0.79m | 9:16PM0.98m | 9:45AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 584 | 2172 | 2034 | 1953 | 1670 | 1647 | 1484 | 1463 | 1376 | 1195 | 979 | 863 | 850 | 850 | 863 | 791 | 822 | 822 | 862 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 16 | — | S 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 1136 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 176 | 78 | 40 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 31 | 106 | 106 | 43 | 106 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 113 |
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