Graveyards Surf Break

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
15.9° C

1.2°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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 7PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, near gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
!
!
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
14
1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
4
S
9
4.5
S
10
5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
599
599
599
617
626
548
493
418
352
313
257
257
257
318
390
530
603
700
2688
3062
2761
2478
4077
4588
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
5
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SSE
55
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:43PM2.50m
5:04AM2.54m
5:44PM2.49m
6:02AM2.49m
6:40PM2.52m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.65m
10:55PM0.81m
11:27AM0.71m
11:55PM0.86m
12:22PM0.73m
00:51AM0.85m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
10
8
9
8
8
8
8
7
6
4
6
8
9
10
11
12
6
5
2
0
1
-1
-3
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
2.1
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.9
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
599
599
599
617
626
548
493
418
352
313
257
608
461
547
412
490
329
700
2688
3062
2761
2034
1897
1737
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
11
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
14
1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
10
0.7
NNW
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
53
37
21
19
11
11
5
5
1
2
183
257
257
318
390
530
603
326
67
30
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.8
NW
9
0.3
W
11
1.1
NNW
8
Energy kJ
6
5
4
19
11
11
5
5
2
1
2
3
112
23
149
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
0.6
E
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
2.1
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
4
S
9
4.5
S
10
5
S
10
Energy kJ
8
25
66
77
80
102
124
190
407
780
915
10
10
3
29
374
1033
1767
1569
2478
4077
4588
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
3
3
Distance (km)
0
22
0
22
0
22
22
22
25
38
31
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
126
126
126
126
171
171
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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