Graveyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Graveyards sea temperature is

14.7°C

Graveyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Graveyards today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 3AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	WNW 9	NW 8	WSW 12	WSW 12	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WSW 10	WSW 11	NW 8	NW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	634	536	528	520	512	437	410	341	304	251	209	180	140	137	85	252	286	94	94	210	181	154	151	210	218	149	161
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				7:36AM2.66m				7:56PM2.82m				8:28AM2.80m				8:44PM2.91m				9:11AM2.92m				9:25PM2.97m
Low Tide		1:20AM0.52m				1:42PM0.57m				2:13AM0.40m				2:33PM0.47m				2:58AM0.30m				3:18PM0.39m				3:38AM0.24m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	8:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	2	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	16	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	13	15	15	16	14	14	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	WNW 9	NW 8	WSW 12	WSW 12	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	634	536	528	520	512	437	410	341	304	251	209	180	140	137	85	252	286	94	94	210	181	141	141	105	105	131	161
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	WNW 7	NNW 7	N 11	NW 7	WNW 6	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 6	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 20	SW 16	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11
kJ	15	21	32	2	11	8	9	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	82	87	7	10	93	84	154	151	210	218	149	119
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	NNW 6	N 10	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	N 16	N 16	N 16	W 22	W 21	N 10	W 16	W 16	W 20	WSW 17	WSW 18	SW 19	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 8	WSW 8
kJ	21	10	2	—	2	2	2	2	2	—	5	5	5	9	9	2	5	5	8	27	30	14	43	57	59	37	62
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 7	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 7	N 6	—	NNW 8	NNW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	30	14	16	16	11	9	20	30	51	102	136	183	30	—	307	292	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Farewell Spit Nelson - West Coast	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	22	24	171	0	22	24	31	31	31	274	207	24	24	31	31	24	31	24	24	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Stent Road	Stent Road	Stent Road	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows		Waiwakaiho	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Opunake Beach			Back Beach	Waiwakaiho	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Back Beach	Mangahume	Stent Road	Waiwakaiho	Waiwakaiho	Waiwakaiho	Waiwakaiho
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2		2	2	2	1	1	1			2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6	5

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