Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 11 May 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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 1AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (12 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1
WSW
19
1.4
SW
13
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2717
2274
2121
1935
1657
1465
1321
1189
1116
980
1016
980
771
691
714
737
749
679
689
701
700
751
725
1408
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
0
E
0
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:09PM2.39m
5:33AM2.60m
6:09PM2.55m
6:28AM2.76m
7:03PM2.76m
7:19AM2.93m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.82m
11:55AM0.64m
00:16AM0.68m
12:48PM0.44m
1:09AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
12
13
13
12
12
12
14
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
11
9
7
7
9
9
7
9
9
8
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
2717
2274
2121
1935
1657
1465
1321
1189
1116
980
1016
980
771
691
714
737
749
679
689
700
700
486
494
1408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.2
WSW
26
0.3
WSW
25
0.5
WSW
24
0.5
WSW
22
0.8
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
20
1
WSW
19
1
S
6
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
77
41
24
10
5
7
7
6
5
1
9
5
66
123
314
283
521
483
596
701
86
751
725
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
W
26
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
6
6
2
5
14
6
6
6
5
503
66
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
26
25
41
41
51
84
167
145
114
132
33
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
93
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
8
9
4
9
6
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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