Graveyards Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Kintyre, UK)

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Graveyards Surf Guide

Graveyards on the West Coast is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rips and rocks.

Graveyards Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	3	fairly consistent	10.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Graveyards:

The best conditions reported for surf at Graveyards occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Graveyards (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Graveyards with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 15% of the time in April while 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 43% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

15%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

42%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

43%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Graveyards Location Map

Interactive Graveyards surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Graveyards is Islay Airport (ILY) in U.k, 38 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Graveyards is Prestwick Airport (PIK), also in U.k, 71 km (44 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Graveyards Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 08:50 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Graveyards

Current tide and informaton

For Bellochantuy Bay, 1 km from Graveyards.

Next High Water: 05:22pm | 0.83m

Next Low Water: 10:59am | 0.18m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Graveyards Sea Temperature

The water temperature (10.3 °C) at Graveyards is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 6.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (6.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.