Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 7AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1703 | 1265 | 1022 | 661 | 573 | 673 | 1172 | 1035 | 1141 | 914 | 614 | 750 | 880 | 1519 | 2022 | 2154 | 2608 | 2945 | 3123 | 5446 | 5578 | 3535 | 4550 | 5753 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:22PM3.29m | 11:48AM3.33m | 00:06AM3.22m | 12:32PM3.26m | 00:53AM3.09m | 1:21PM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM-0.05m | 6:02PM0.07m | 6:22AM0.04m | 6:49PM0.17m | 7:10AM0.18m | 7:42PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 938 | 1265 | 1022 | 661 | 573 | 673 | — | 227 | 189 | 195 | 284 | 309 | 607 | 808 | 322 | 266 | — | — | — | 1204 | 1579 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 672 | 570 | 201 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1703 | — | — | 537 | 490 | 617 | 1172 | 1035 | 1141 | 914 | 614 | 750 | 880 | 1519 | 2022 | 2154 | 2608 | 2945 | 3123 | 5446 | 5578 | 3535 | 4550 | 5753 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 43 | 235 | 269 | 284 | 276 | 272 | 276 | 235 | 276 | 113 | 234 | 235 | 302 | 228 | 246 | 283 | 246 | 246 | 279 | 305 | 276 | 228 | 212 |
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