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Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Graveyards today?
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
857 | 822 | 777 | 514 | 491 | 484 | 408 | 558 | 840 | 602 | 382 | 1221 | 1415 | 1743 | 2178 | 1848 | 1653 | 1303 | 1151 | 1093 | 972 | 848 | 668 | 636 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:30AM2.64m | 6:09PM2.52m | 6:34AM2.72m | 7:07PM2.64m | 7:26AM2.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.76m | 11:53AM0.67m | 00:16AM0.69m | 12:52PM0.56m | 1:12AM0.59m | 1:41PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
857 | 822 | 777 | 514 | 491 | 484 | 408 | 309 | 283 | 602 | 382 | 319 | 1415 | 1743 | 2178 | 1848 | 1653 | 1303 | 1151 | 1093 | 972 | 848 | 668 | 636 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | SW 20 | W 20 | N 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 24 |
57 | 91 | 85 | 88 | 68 | — | 15 | 7 | 4 | 274 | 304 | 1221 | 228 | 151 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 31 | 12 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | W 26 | S 9 |
— | — | 3 | 20 | 34 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 83 | 344 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 105 | 134 | 558 | 840 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 246 | 253 | 113 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 31 |
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