Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 04 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 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111131212121211141413131314141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15414421519014915435132530429934130721366271181272211141114982826643634536
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
3.14
11:59AM
3.10
12:19AM
3.08
12:32PM
2.99
12:52AM
2.98
1:06PM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
0.22
6:12PM
0.19
6:30AM
0.32
6:44PM
0.32
7:04AM
0.46
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise----7:41-------7:41-------7:43---
Sunset-------7:14-------7:12-------7:10
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717171717181717171716171817181818171717192019
Feels °C (?)161616161514151616151513151617171716141414161917
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