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Graveyards Surf Photo: 'Graveyards winter perfection' by Meister b

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Issued: 11 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Graveyards sea temperature is

16.1° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW	NNW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE		WSW	NNW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE		NNW	WSW
	15 s	cross- off		7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	ESE		NNW	WNW
	15 s	off		8 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SE	SE	WNW	NNW
	14 s	off	3 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SE	SE	WNW	NNW
	13 s	off	4 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SE	SSE	WNW	NNW
	13 s	off	4 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SE	SSE	WNW	NNW
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SE	SSE	WNW	WSW
	12 s	off	4 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SE	SSE	WNW	WSW
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SE	SE	WNW	WSW
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SE	SE	WNW	WSW
	15 s	off	4 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SE	SE	WNW	WSW
	18 s	off	4 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SE	SE	WSW	WNW
	17 s	off	4 s	17 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SE	SE	WSW	WNW
	17 s	off	4 s	17 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	SE	WSW	NW
	16 s	off	4 s	16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW	NW
	16 s	glass		16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Graveyards around the time the photo was taken

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Graveyards Surf Photo: 'Graveyards winter perfection' by Meister b

3 ft and offshore, one person out when we showed up

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User: Meister b (1 photo)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:47 pm 3 Aug 2017