Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 483 | 536 | 330 | 480 | 455 | 407 | 365 | 393 | 449 | 179 | 339 | 519 | 515 | 666 | 682 | 587 | 394 | 465 | 451 | 555 | 966 | 837 | 822 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02AM2.32m | 3:39PM2.36m | 4:10AM2.20m | 4:53PM2.30m | 5:32AM2.19m | 6:09PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.97m | 10:06PM1.07m | 10:32AM1.06m | 11:22PM1.07m | 11:47AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 483 | 536 | 330 | 480 | 5 | 407 | 365 | 393 | 449 | 170 | 203 | 519 | 461 | 455 | 682 | 587 | 394 | 236 | 183 | 555 | 966 | 837 | 822 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 6 | SSE 9 | W 20 | S 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 7 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 61 | 120 | 137 | 339 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 425 | 332 | 373 | 465 | 451 | 122 | 33 | 38 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 17 | N 17 | SSE 9 | W 20 | N 16 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | S 16 | — | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | W 22 | W 22 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 179 | 91 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 455 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 257 | 515 | 666 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 253 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 172 | 171 | 171 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 253 | 246 | 0 |
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