Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 3PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
2
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)888899991313131313131314141414148141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5095205701114166616671448101484626722631258825882588254926032487244613019691027111112952569
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
3.32
12:56AM
3.17
1:12PM
3.26
1:35AM
3.10
1:53PM
3.13
2:19AM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51PM
0.01
7:06AM
0.10
7:30PM
0.07
7:47AM
0.21
8:13PM
0.21
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:58--------
Sunset---8:19-------8:17-------8:16----
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------1-----
Temp. °C181819171616151416161716151516161717181717161615
Feels °C (?)14141410999911111312121112121313131211111515
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