Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 11PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8388 | 9099 | 9045 | 9181 | 8055 | 7188 | 6290 | 5766 | 5620 | 4853 | 4061 | 3371 | 2791 | 2253 | 2536 | 2002 | 2898 | 3507 | 4463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:18AM2.17m | 6:02PM2.33m | 6:32AM2.30m | 7:01PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM1.14m | 11:36AM1.06m | 00:20AM1.02m | 12:40PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 9 | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 9045 | 9181 | 8055 | 7188 | 6290 | 5766 | — | — | 4061 | 3371 | 2791 | 2253 | — | — | 2275 | — | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 431 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 8388 | 9099 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5620 | 4853 | 730 | 523 | — | — | 2536 | 2002 | 2898 | 3507 | 4463 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 312 | 27 | 7 | 29 | 113 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 214 | 181 | 88 | 93 |
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