Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (06 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
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313121212121212151414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11149698266436345364213512811931871471449411267211208257250318257222219
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
NE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
45
NNE
15
NW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
2.84
12:27AM
2.83
12:42PM
2.67
1:06AM
2.66
1:23PM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
0.46
6:18PM
0.47
6:41AM
0.63
6:56PM
0.65
7:22AM
0.81
7:39PM
0.83
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:45-----
Sunset-----6:09-------6:07-------6:07--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------314241------
Temp. °C171617191919191817171819161617181817171817171616
Feels °C (?)14121316191817141312141411910121717171716171615
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