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Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (06 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (06 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
1.7
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1313131313121212121212127777611111111877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)295245245212202187144144144144144144164241251230162176690169224532418244
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
3.33
1:07AM
3.05
1:30PM
3.22
1:52AM
2.93
2:13PM
3.06
2:37AM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
0.11
7:19AM
0.15
7:50PM
0.22
8:04AM
0.30
8:35PM
0.36
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset---8:53-------8:53-------8:53----
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717171616161617181817171717161819191817161717
Feels °C (?)161515151515151515161515161514131615151516141516
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