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Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Graveyards today?
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 4AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 329 | 329 | 256 | 211 | 157 | 144 | 144 | 264 | 206 | 158 | 165 | 156 | 238 | 784 | 398 | 961 | 2171 | 3213 | 4998 | 7370 | 7578 | 6876 | 6123 | 5387 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:17AM 2.47 | 7:32PM 2.50 | 8:08AM 2.55 | 8:22PM 2.55 | 8:53AM 2.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:59AM 0.75 | 1:25PM 0.87 | 1:50AM 0.71 | 2:17PM 0.82 | 2:37AM 0.65 | 3:03PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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