Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 2AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 768 | 553 | 643 | 1166 | 944 | 1086 | 1079 | 1663 | 2651 | 4832 | 7485 | 7839 | 6618 | 5688 | 4374 | 3188 | 2329 | 1574 | 1200 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:35PM3.05m | 10:50AM2.92m | 11:09PM3.10m | 11:25AM2.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.34m | 4:57PM0.27m | 5:22AM0.27m | 5:33PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 768 | 553 | 643 | 653 | 251 | 191 | 603 | 463 | — | — | — | — | 6618 | 5688 | 4374 | 3188 | 2329 | 1574 | 1200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 237 | 128 | 276 | 606 | 578 | 138 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 21 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | N 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | — | 36 | 65 | 216 | 149 | 418 | 326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 126 | 185 | 482 | 1166 | 944 | 1086 | 1079 | 1663 | 2651 | 4832 | 7485 | 7839 | — | — | 13 | 327 | 460 | 280 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 246 | 177 | 235 | 113 | 235 | 235 | 270 | 270 | 268 | 235 | 224 | 7 | 0 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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