Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 1PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 292 | 510 | 640 | 748 | 1191 | 854 | 666 | 797 | 1055 | 3609 | 5128 | 12375 | 13814 | 11974 | 10054 | 7490 | 5835 | 4493 | 3400 | 2763 | 2318 | 2234 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:16AM2.33m | 6:01PM2.38m | 6:24AM2.33m | 7:04PM2.45m | 7:25AM2.41m | 7:58PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.91m | 00:17AM1.02m | 12:42PM0.89m | 1:18AM0.95m | 1:38PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 377 | 292 | 510 | 504 | 502 | 531 | 854 | 666 | 527 | 445 | 3609 | 5128 | 4982 | — | — | 8547 | 7490 | 5835 | 4493 | 3400 | 2763 | 2318 | 2234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | 62 | — | 152 | 372 | 35 | 749 | 337 | 797 | 713 | 403 | 637 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 39 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 40 | — | — | 8 | 36 | 121 | 307 | 767 | 1055 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 100 | 83 | 265 | 640 | 748 | 1191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12375 | 13814 | 11974 | 10054 | 29 | — | 34 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 113 | 233 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 106 | 113 | 125 | 181 | 220 | 214 | 214 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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