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Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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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
16.7° 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 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | |
478 | 472 | 459 | 465 | 465 | 452 | 402 | 331 | 273 | 269 | 242 | 189 | 189 | 145 | 133 | 98 | 82 | 79 | 208 | 449 | 581 | 623 | 565 | 541 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:50PM3.29m | 12:14PM3.04m | 00:43AM3.16m | 1:09PM2.87m | 1:40AM3.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.05m | 6:10AM0.17m | 6:29PM0.19m | 7:06AM0.30m | 7:25PM0.36m | 8:06AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | |
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
478 | 472 | 459 | 465 | 465 | 452 | 402 | 331 | 273 | 269 | 242 | 189 | 189 | 145 | 133 | 98 | 82 | 56 | 208 | 449 | 581 | 623 | 565 | 541 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 20 | W 21 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 12 | NNW 6 | WSW 17 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 79 | 55 | 93 | 59 | 66 | 52 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 21 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 21 | 26 | 38 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 83 | 134 | 165 | 165 | 151 | 176 | 133 | — | 85 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 169 | 169 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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