Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
2.1
W
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
472
394
394
388
382
430
692
633
843
984
1731
1064
1144
1426
2310
3893
2963
2416
2005
4372
3901
4404
5934
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
N
15
W
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:21AM2.93m
12:43PM2.86m
00:59AM2.72m
1:24PM2.66m
1:41AM2.50m
2:12PM2.46m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.40m
6:58PM0.58m
7:15AM0.62m
7:41PM0.80m
8:00AM0.83m
8:33PM1.00m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
4
3
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
9
10
9
9
10
9
10
8
8
7
7
7
10
5
5
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
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