Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 26 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 7PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
491
484
476
477
900
682
403
1221
1415
1743
2178
1933
1653
1303
1151
1093
972
799
751
715
451
353
294
289
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
SE
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:09PM2.52m
6:34AM2.72m
7:07PM2.64m
7:26AM2.81m
7:54PM2.78m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.67m
00:16AM0.69m
12:52PM0.56m
1:12AM0.59m
1:41PM0.43m
1:59AM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
14
14
13
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
12
11
12
13
12
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
2.3
SW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
491
484
476
365
283
682
403
1221
1415
1743
2178
1933
1653
1303
1151
1093
972
799
751
715
451
353
294
289
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
7
0.1
SW
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
N
14
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.1
N
14
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
24
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
56
15
7
4
274
304
4
230
151
3
3
31
12
56
58
85
82
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.1
N
14
0.4
SW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
26
0.1
N
12
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
23
0.4
WSW
22
0.5
WSW
22
Energy kJ
25
4
83
344
4
3
13
3
51
103
156
263
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
2.5
SW
8
1.7
WSW
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
88
134
477
900
297
5
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
Distance (km)
0
246
253
113
106
16
7
10
7
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
109
113
31
106
88
113
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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