Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
2
S
2.3
SSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
W
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)10131312121212126667121211111111131615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2081641131038910113313329340544351340442246351256162294613931511297636732974
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
45
SW
40
WSW
30
W
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
2.20
5:26AM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
1.02
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset-6:01-------6:00------5:59-------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----110104123---174131111121
Temp. °C181920201816181818171818181818171717171616151516
Feels °C (?)161719191812151414101314161515141315141212111213
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