
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 2PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1144 | 1033 | 979 | 876 | 768 | 553 | 643 | 1132 | 1050 | 1527 | 1391 | 1892 | 2562 | 4472 | 9166 | 9146 | 8196 | 7860 | 5764 | 3912 | 2571 | 1760 | 1220 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:15AM2.86m | 10:35PM3.05m | 10:50AM2.92m | 11:09PM3.10m | 11:25AM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.43m | 4:22PM0.33m | 4:47AM0.34m | 4:57PM0.27m | 5:22AM0.27m | 5:33PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
1144 | 1033 | 979 | 876 | 768 | 553 | 643 | 569 | 679 | 578 | 553 | 463 | 298 | — | — | — | 8196 | 7860 | 5764 | 3912 | 2571 | 1760 | 1220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | W 20 | N 8 | WSW 18 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 |
— | — | 62 | 61 | — | 237 | 128 | 276 | 163 | 418 | 88 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 36 | 65 | 216 | 432 | — | 326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
14 | 28 | 63 | 99 | 102 | 173 | 469 | 1132 | 1050 | 1527 | 1391 | 1892 | 2562 | 4472 | 9166 | 9146 | — | — | 29 | 336 | 414 | 280 | 160 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 225 | 274 | 233 | 113 | 113 | 235 | 270 | 270 | 268 | 235 | 224 | 172 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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