Graveyards Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
14.0°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 7AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (31 Aug)18ft (5.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3678
5041
5433
5436
5228
5345
5675
7223
9120
9125
8975
8683
8497
7420
6528
5704
4971
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:13PM3.24m
11:33AM3.13m
11:48PM3.20m
12:10PM3.08m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.07m
5:42PM0.16m
6:05AM0.12m
6:21PM0.25m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
6
6
4
4
4
5
1
2
3
4
4
5
5
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