Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 1AM is: 5.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (12 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
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2
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
18
4
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
17
5
WSW
17
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9534
10406
12846
14133
5093
4745
5034
5534
10793
9790
9329
9174
9684
10633
9725
3080
2818
2750
2510
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:56PM3.36m
10:17AM3.25m
10:34PM3.35m
10:54AM3.24m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.02m
4:11AM-0.05m
4:26PM-0.00m
4:49AM-0.04m
5:04PM0.06m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
7
7
8
8
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