Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2167 | 2506 | 2898 | 3128 | 2848 | 2618 | 2145 | 1498 | 1242 | 921 | 761 | 347 | 289 | 231 | 483 | 483 | 421 | 421 | 436 | 443 | 443 | 472 | 407 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28AM2.68m | 1:52PM2.69m | 2:10AM2.49m | 2:39PM2.51m | 3:02AM2.32m | 3:39PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.64m | 8:10PM0.79m | 8:26AM0.82m | 9:01PM0.96m | 9:22AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 1 | -2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2167 | 2506 | 2898 | 3128 | 2848 | 2618 | 2145 | 1498 | 950 | 819 | 761 | 347 | 235 | 231 | 483 | 483 | 421 | 421 | 436 | 443 | 443 | 472 | 407 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 182 | 208 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | 289 | 218 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | N 17 | N 16 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 19 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 125 | 1351 | 1474 | 1895 | 2127 | 1715 | 1382 | 1242 | 921 | 570 | 336 | 212 | 104 | 49 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 93 | 175 | 171 | 214 | 286 | 286 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 253 | 43 | 0 |
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