Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121215141414141413131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)634536421351281193187147144949367211208257253318309222219215212253233
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
30
ENE
40
NNE
10
W
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
SE
5
ENE
0
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
2.84
12:27AM
2.83
12:42PM
2.67
1:06AM
2.66
1:23PM
2.49
1:52AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:18PM
0.47
6:41AM
0.63
6:56PM
0.65
7:22AM
0.81
7:39PM
0.83
8:12AM
0.97
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-
Sunset-6:09-------6:07-------6:07------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------111210761---------
Temp. °C191819181717171617171717181717171716151615151618
Feels °C (?)191717141312121111121113121717161616151615151618
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