Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)121313131313131313141313131414131414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)513630679689721756659649590644599581465663862581710957957826802669528444
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
0
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
5
W
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
3.31
12:50PM
3.30
1:15AM
3.22
1:34PM
3.13
2:01AM
3.05
2:22PM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
0.03
7:07PM
0.01
7:29AM
0.17
7:52PM
0.19
8:19AM
0.37
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:28-------7:28-------7:30---
Sunset-------7:34-------7:32-------7:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615151617171616161616171819181818171717171718
Feels °C (?)131313131616151415151615161719181817161516161618
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