Sailors Grave Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.96° S 175.84° E

Sailors Grave WaveFinder

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sailors Grave sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.1° 

Sailors Grave surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Sailors Grave surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, ESE swell with 365 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sailors Grave this week:

The surf forecast for Sailors Grave over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Sailors Grave in the next 16 days are 1.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6AM (Thu 9th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 10s
Best Surf 6AM (Thu 9th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 10s
Most Powerful12AM (Sat 11th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sailors Grave over the next 16 days.


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