Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 3PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
W
10
2.5
W
10
1.7
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1848
1159
934
752
595
486
472
394
394
388
382
430
781
909
1166
708
1334
1048
1426
4489
3046
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
40
N
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:06PM3.03m
00:21AM2.93m
12:43PM2.86m
00:59AM2.72m
1:24PM2.66m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.20m
6:19PM0.37m
6:37AM0.40m
6:58PM0.58m
7:15AM0.62m
7:41PM0.80m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
14
5
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
4
5
3
3
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