Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 3PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
18
4
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
17
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
743
607
499
1433
1379
3484
7074
7595
8717
8685
9343
10869
12846
4799
4998
5018
5718
6162
11488
10459
10519
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
SW
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:56AM3.06m
9:16PM3.29m
9:38AM3.19m
9:56PM3.36m
10:17AM3.25m
Low Tide
3:04PM0.11m
3:31AM0.02m
3:46PM0.02m
4:11AM-0.05m
4:26PM-0.00m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
10
9
8
9
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
5
5
3
2
3
7
6
6
7
5
4
4
2
1
4
4
4
4
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