Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.6° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 11PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1067
1161
1130
1130
1047
2380
2358
2329
2054
1804
1511
1328
1177
1038
1052
1081
1027
1054
1040
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:11PM3.07m
9:36AM3.03m
9:52PM3.17m
10:15AM3.14m
Low Tide
3:25AM0.19m
3:42PM0.21m
4:06AM0.08m
4:23PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
15
14
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
11
11
13
13
13
12
15
15
14
15
16
15
13
12
13
12
12
14
12
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