Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 4AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (01 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1289
1629
1739
1582
1495
1453
1362
1222
1169
1151
987
972
987
987
1077
943
1028
947
947
947
1042
921
779
669
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
N
5
NW
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
W
0
SW
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:10PM2.98m
9:22AM2.98m
9:45PM3.03m
9:57AM2.98m
10:19PM3.04m
10:32AM2.94m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.36m
3:35PM0.25m
3:55AM0.35m
4:09PM0.26m
4:30AM0.38m
4:43PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:35
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1289
1629
1739
1582
1495
1453
1362
1222
1169
1151
987
972
987
987
1077
943
1028
947
947
947
1042
921
779
669
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
3
48
23
14
5
2
2
2
2
2
47
34
34
33
25
14
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.7
WSW
5
Energy kJ
85
65
39
16
10
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
113
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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