Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Graveyards today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 6PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1161 | 1127 | 1326 | 1420 | 718 | 687 | 539 | 1045 | 936 | 848 | 1136 | 1093 | 2034 | 1797 | 1670 | 1504 | 1484 | 1332 | 1247 | 1079 | 876 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:22PM2.83m | 1:39AM2.76m | 2:06PM2.64m | 2:23AM2.54m | 2:56PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM0.37m | 7:36PM0.55m | 7:59AM0.58m | 8:22PM0.78m | 8:47AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1161 | 1127 | 1326 | 1420 | 718 | 687 | 436 | 1045 | 936 | 639 | 523 | 1093 | 2034 | 1797 | 1670 | 1504 | 1484 | 1332 | 1247 | 1079 | 876 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | W 18 | S 7 | SSE 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 569 | 514 | 454 | 348 | 650 | 848 | 1136 | 433 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 29 | 78 | 240 | — | — | 69 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | 539 | 858 | 686 | 416 | 186 | 89 | 46 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 31 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 109 |
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