Graveyards Surf Break

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Issued: 11 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
16.2° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Graveyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Graveyards today (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 3PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jun)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (16 Jun)8ft (2.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
4
2
0
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
!
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
3
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2911
2446
2309
1962
2087
1848
1756
2274
2426
733
554
456
486
566
954
887
831
1657
1805
1030
682
469
1087
467
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
S
25
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:21AM3.19m
10:49PM3.36m
11:12AM3.16m
11:40PM3.34m
12:04PM3.07m
00:31AM3.26m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.00m
5:07AM0.06m
5:26PM0.03m
6:00AM0.10m
6:17PM0.12m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
10
11
11
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
8
8
6
8
8
8
6
8
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
8
9
7
7
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
14
0.5
W
18
0.5
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2911
2446
2309
1962
2087
1848
1756
451
443
554
456
486
566
954
887
318
160
172
273
682
469
1087
467
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
W
23
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.5
S
6
0.8
WSW
14
0.5
W
18
0.1
N
12
0.6
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
108
38
15
5
10
378
289
223
160
15
246
162
3
206
536
464
314
181
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
S
7
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
Energy kJ
9
9
25
63
75
72
7
1
269
344
309
376
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
8
0.5
S
5
1.9
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
3
WSW
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
92
181
181
2274
2426
733
15
831
1657
1805
1030
44
25
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
7
0
14
274
246
246
212
172
0
0
0
0
0
7
93
171
113
7
7
16
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
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