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Graveyard Surf

Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand

No photo of Graveyard Surf yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:56 pm
7 am
6.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
Now
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
64 km/hmph N
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
8%
Sunset
7:56 pm
Today
6.7Good7 am21
6.7Good8 am53
6.7Good9 am106
6.3Good10 am127
6.3Good11 am149
6.2Good12 pm1811
6.0Good1 pm2113
5.8Good2 pm2214
5.7Good3 pm2214
5.9Good4 pm1811
5.9Good5 pm159
6.1Good6 pm117
6.0GoodNow64
Sat
6.5Good7 am21
6.5Good8 am10
6.2Good9 am42
6.2Good10 am21
6.3Good11 am42
6.4Good12 pm75
6.2Good1 pm53
5.9Good2 pm53
5.1Fair3 pm64
6.1Good4 pm21
6.7Good5 pm32
6.8Good6 pm32
6.7Good7 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 pm, -0.5 m. High at 3 am, 0.7 m. Low at 9 am, -0.5 m. High at 3 pm, 0.7 mLow 9 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 9 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 9 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 9 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 88%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 25%

Beach info

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Facilities

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Getting there

Nearest airport
18 km11 miKaikoura Airport (KBZ)

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