Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
18.7° 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 Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)--
Afternoon (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (02 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
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121212121111111313121212111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)486486382326286223209147152123154144215190183157351330304353336302218662
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
3.14
11:26AM
3.16
11:46PM
3.14
11:59AM
3.10
12:19AM
3.08
12:32PM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
0.09
5:22AM
0.18
5:39PM
0.11
5:56AM
0.22
6:12PM
0.19
6:30AM
0.32
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise------7:39-------7:41-------7:41-
Sunset-7:16-------7:15-------7:14------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616151514161717171717161616171817171617161718
Feels °C (?)151415141412151515161616151514151616161414131515
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