Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • 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 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
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 Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
759
605
509
429
313
280
353
531
597
650
711
508
839
743
659
505
1433
1379
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:43PM2.93m
8:09AM2.88m
8:33PM3.14m
8:56AM3.06m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.38m
2:17PM0.28m
2:47AM0.17m
3:04PM0.11m
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clear
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clear
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cloud
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mod rain
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
7
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
11
10
12
12
13
12
11
12
12
11
12
13
10
11
9
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
9
8
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
6
8
8
2
5
2
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