Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 5AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6211 | 5840 | 5233 | 4821 | 4485 | 4112 | 3764 | 3291 | 3051 | 1822 | 1504 | 1265 | 1127 | 942 | 814 | 791 | 808 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:45PM2.70m | 8:06AM2.69m | 8:23PM2.90m | 8:43AM2.88m | 8:59PM3.08m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.60m | 2:10PM0.51m | 2:34AM0.38m | 2:47PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 6211 | 5840 | 5233 | 4821 | 4485 | 4112 | 3764 | 3291 | 3051 | 1822 | 1504 | 1265 | 1127 | 942 | 814 | 791 | 808 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 70 | 52 | 36 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 504 | 557 | 516 | 440 | 343 | 229 | 154 | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 254 | 214 | 43 | 43 | 36 | 27 | 43 | 113 | 253 | 207 | 113 |
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