- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 31 May 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Graveyards today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 94 | 91 | 61 | 234 | 494 | 552 | 506 | 488 | 394 | 298 | 198 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:57PM2.92m | 10:11AM2.81m | 10:34PM2.93m | 10:49AM2.79m | 11:12PM2.91m | 11:27AM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.51m | 4:22PM0.43m | 4:47AM0.52m | 5:00PM0.45m | 5:26AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  |  | |  |  | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 2088 | 951 | 403 | 277 | 494 | 552 | 506 | 488 | 394 | 298 | 191 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | NNW 8 | N 10 | NNW 9 | N 8 | NW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 24 | 37 | 32 | 48 | 46 | 60 | 61 | 234 | 217 | 188 | 106 | 51 | 19 | 105 | 198 | 294 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 91 | 56 | 84 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1141 | 1615 | 1861 | 1741 | 2021 | 2143 | 2223 | 2375 | 1956 | 2150 | 2451 | 2707 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 31 | 106 | 39 | 39 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 7 | 7 | 113 | 7 | 14 | 109 | 253 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Graveyards surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest