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Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 02 Jun 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Graveyards today (02 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
212 | 246 | 281 | 326 | 329 | 329 | 331 | 307 | 313 | 361 | 349 | 320 | 254 | 105 | 198 | 153 | 379 | 499 | 277 | 836 | 1074 | 1443 | 1645 | 1467 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:12PM2.91m | 11:27AM2.74m | 11:51PM2.86m | 12:06PM2.68m | 00:30AM2.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26AM0.55m | 5:38PM0.50m | 6:05AM0.60m | 6:17PM0.56m | 6:47AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 324 | 246 | 281 | 326 | 329 | 329 | 331 | 307 | 313 | 361 | 349 | 320 | 254 | 100 | 198 | 99 | 45 | 46 | 277 | 19 | 51 | 45 | 85 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 212 | 115 | 71 | 35 | 57 | 25 | 139 | 222 | 8 | 10 | 130 | 68 | 69 | 105 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NW 7 | WSW 14 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 16 | W 9 | N 12 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 96 | 77 | 48 | 19 | 105 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 230 | 171 | — | — | — | 19 | 50 | 153 | 379 | 499 | 346 | 836 | 1074 | 1443 | 1645 | 1467 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 220 | 169 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 253 | 113 | 31 | 106 | 88 | 113 | 113 | 221 | 207 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 109 |
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