Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313121515151514141414141212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)257253232277273219215212257237191191443443328733529467928751727692536311
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
2.49
1:52AM
2.49
2:14PM
2.32
2:52AM
2.35
3:22PM
2.20
4:08AM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
0.81
7:39PM
0.83
8:12AM
0.97
8:34PM
0.97
9:18AM
1.08
9:46PM
1.05
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:05-------6:04----
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C191818161616161616181817171615141517181817181717
Feels °C (?)171816161716161615171818171513131416151515171616
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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