Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 1AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
!
!
!
!
!
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
3
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2
WSW
1.2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)10161616991010991413131414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)473545674402122992748318620661079630523137013701432143212911253106110451011841841689604
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
0
NE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
2.84
9:40AM
3.04
10:02PM
2.99
10:18AM
3.13
10:39PM
3.09
10:53AM
3.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
0.39
3:27AM
0.36
3:53PM
0.23
4:09AM
0.24
4:31PM
0.13
4:46AM
0.18
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:37-------7:37-------7:39-
Sunset-7:22-------7:20-------7:17------
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817161615151715141212121214161615151515141516
Feels °C (?)19171311109911109789912141212131414131516
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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