Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 04 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
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 10AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Afternoon (04 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (04 Mar)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)112019181818171616161615151414141414131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169395502578842842804823813793773612619565472472389433342277336342480501
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
3.31
11:40PM
3.19
11:56AM
3.30
12:15AM
3.17
12:30PM
3.22
12:49AM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
0.06
5:36PM
0.02
5:49AM
0.05
6:11PM
0.03
6:25AM
0.12
6:45PM
0.12
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise--7:09-------7:11-------7:11-----
Sunset-----8:01-------8:00-------7:59--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121214151515141414141516171615151516161718171617
Feels °C (?)8911111112121213141414151413131314141516161516
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