Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 10PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 280 | 212 | 206 | 206 | 232 | 269 | 493 | 694 | 614 | 827 | 708 | 904 | 881 | 1150 | 1602 | 448 | 508 | 815 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:35PM3.32m | 9:58AM3.18m | 10:20PM3.41m | 10:41AM3.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.04m | 4:07PM-0.02m | 4:36AM-0.05m | 4:51PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 288 | 280 | 189 | 206 | 206 | 232 | 269 | 338 | 694 | 614 | 561 | 469 | 363 | 881 | 1150 | 1602 | 431 | 508 | 815 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 115 | 212 | 193 | 165 | 163 | 180 | 493 | 481 | 568 | 827 | 708 | 904 | 356 | 216 | — | 181 | 162 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 13 | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 75 | 74 | 139 | 182 | 178 | 173 | — | 13 | 7 | 67 | — | 132 | — | — | 448 | 464 | 497 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 112 | 112 | 140 | 211 | 205 | 116 | 74 | 54 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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