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Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Graveyards today?
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | |
425 | 384 | 299 | 273 | 265 | 215 | 246 | 376 | 582 | 794 | 857 | 822 | 682 | 514 | 491 | 484 | 408 | 683 | 958 | 650 | 356 | 1192 | 1415 | 2172 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:33PM2.48m | 4:13AM2.63m | 4:56PM2.44m | 5:30AM2.64m | 6:09PM2.52m | 6:34AM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.74m | 10:42AM0.74m | 11:08PM0.76m | 11:53AM0.67m | 00:16AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
 kJ | 425 | 384 | 299 | 273 | 265 | 215 | 215 | 376 | 582 | 794 | 857 | 822 | 682 | 514 | 491 | 484 | 408 | 288 | 283 | 650 | 356 | 250 | 1415 | 2172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WSW 6 | S 8 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | SW 6 | — | W 21 | W 21 | — | W 20 | W 20 | N 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | SW 7 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 74 | 182 | 246 | 209 | 125 | — | — | 120 | — | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | 30 | 4 | 274 | 299 | 1192 | 162 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | S 8 | W 21 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | — | N 14 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | N 14 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 4 | — | 64 | 178 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | S 4 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 37 | 66 | — | 180 | 180 | 151 | 160 | 249 | 683 | 958 | — | — | 13 | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 113 | 253 | 113 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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