Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 394 | 394 | 388 | 382 | 430 | 692 | 633 | 843 | 984 | 1731 | 1064 | 1144 | 1426 | 2310 | 3893 | 2963 | 2416 | 2005 | 4372 | 3901 | 4404 | 5934 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:21AM2.93m | 12:43PM2.86m | 00:59AM2.72m | 1:24PM2.66m | 1:41AM2.50m | 2:12PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.58m | 7:15AM0.62m | 7:41PM0.80m | 8:00AM0.83m | 8:33PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 472 | 394 | 94 | 388 | 382 | 430 | 692 | 633 | 843 | 984 | 1731 | 551 | 499 | 1040 | 2310 | 3893 | 2963 | 2416 | 2005 | 4372 | 3901 | 4404 | 5934 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | SSE 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 394 | 13 | 42 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 1064 | 1144 | 1426 | 714 | 322 | 1180 | 1780 | 1613 | 22 | 11 | 40 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | 112 | 52 | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 175 | 126 | — | 77 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 34 | 68 | 138 | 272 | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 143 | 164 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 113 | 113 | 276 | 276 | 126 | 88 | 88 | 113 | 31 | 113 | 113 | 233 | 113 | 126 | 169 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 253 | 113 | 43 |
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