Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 5PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.9
WSW
18
2.5
NW
10
0.7
WSW
19
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
11
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
292
274
424
408
511
1338
375
498
687
405
446
453
387
493
493
838
848
784
752
845
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
N
10
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:28PM2.60m
6:01AM2.58m
6:46PM2.73m
7:16AM2.71m
7:52PM2.93m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.68m
11:50PM0.76m
12:24PM0.61m
1:04AM0.61m
1:31PM0.45m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
6
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
6
6
5
4
4
6
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
10
9
9
10
10
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