Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
15.1° C
1.1° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 3AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1606
1606
1586
1650
1547
1344
1258
1161
1145
970
899
732
612
501
384
286
232
163
427
397
331
284
403
231
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:56PM2.81m
7:22AM2.82m
7:59PM2.98m
8:24AM2.96m
8:56PM3.16m
9:20AM3.08m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.54m
1:40PM0.35m
2:15AM0.38m
2:38PM0.21m
3:12AM0.21m
3:32PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
8
6
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
12
14
13
14
12
14
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
6
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
5
5
7
6
7
6
12
11
11
12
11
12
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