Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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Graveyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Graveyards sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 10PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)--
Afternoon (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131313141414141413131313131212121212121514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71182467911141114982826643634536421351281193187147144949468211261257288
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
2.98
12:06PM
2.84
12:27AM
2.83
12:42PM
2.67
1:06AM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
0.32
6:04AM
0.46
6:18PM
0.47
6:41AM
0.63
6:56PM
0.65
7:22AM
0.81
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-
Sunset-6:10-------6:09-------6:07------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------24224---
Temp. °C181818171616171918191918171716171617181817171718
Feels °C (?)18171715131314171719171413131211910121417171717
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