Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 02 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 10AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (02 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
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313121212121212121211111113121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)854784689555486486382326286223209147152123217222285251149193351325359347
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
3.17
11:13PM
3.14
11:26AM
3.16
11:46PM
3.14
11:59AM
3.10
12:19AM
3.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46AM
0.18
5:06PM
0.09
5:22AM
0.18
5:39PM
0.11
5:56AM
0.22
6:12PM
0.19
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise--7:39-------7:39-------7:41-----
Sunset-----7:16-------7:15-------7:14--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161516171716151515151617181717171616171818171717
Feels °C (?)151416161615141414131415171616171515161616161716
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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