Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 8AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1106 | 1060 | 414 | 417 | 341 | 715 | 605 | 541 | 429 | 341 | 280 | 359 | 540 | 597 | 650 | 638 | 757 | 839 | 783 | 385 | 505 | 1433 | 5087 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13AM2.67m | 7:43PM2.93m | 8:09AM2.88m | 8:33PM3.14m | 8:56AM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.60m | 1:22PM0.48m | 1:58AM0.38m | 2:17PM0.28m | 2:47AM0.17m | 3:04PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 1106 | 1060 | 397 | 417 | 296 | 715 | 605 | 541 | 429 | 341 | 280 | 359 | 540 | 597 | 650 | 638 | 757 | 839 | 783 | 253 | 505 | 1433 | 1032 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 202 | 94 | 414 | 351 | 341 | 120 | 102 | 84 | 74 | 69 | 55 | 42 | 218 | 298 | 292 | 257 | 360 | 443 | 344 | 385 | 239 | 584 | 723 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | W 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WSW 15 | — | WSW 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 22 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 54 | 152 | 152 | 129 | 37 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 150 | 148 | 168 | 44 | 32 | 22 | — | 21 | — | 108 | 156 | 363 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 111 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 173 | 430 | 512 | 5087 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 39 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 196 | 272 | 214 | 33 |
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