Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 9PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1337 | 1010 | 1504 | 1415 | 1247 | 1212 | 1161 | 1127 | 1206 | 1321 | 1368 | 889 | 566 | 603 | 543 | 848 | 1136 | 2172 | 1871 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:59AM2.99m | 1:22PM2.83m | 1:39AM2.76m | 2:06PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.33m | 7:18AM0.37m | 7:36PM0.55m | 7:59AM0.58m | 8:22PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1337 | 1010 | 1504 | 1415 | 1247 | 1212 | 1161 | 1127 | 1206 | 1321 | 1368 | 889 | 427 | 378 | 378 | 686 | 523 | 2172 | 1871 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | W 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 231 | 275 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 352 | 484 | 454 | 395 | 848 | 1136 | 5 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | S 16 | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 240 | 348 | 543 | 69 | 5 | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 126 | 46 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | 566 | 603 | 523 | 318 | 181 | 73 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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