Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 7PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1482
1114
1693
2055
2880
4142
4648
5320
5321
5345
6188
7999
8977
8831
8404
7986
7285
7032
6355
5664
5046
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:58AM3.12m
11:13PM3.24m
11:33AM3.13m
11:48PM3.20m
12:10PM3.08m
Low Tide
5:05PM0.12m
5:27AM0.07m
5:42PM0.16m
6:05AM0.12m
6:21PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
7
5
6
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
3
2
2
3
4
5
5
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