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Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Graveyards today?
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 5PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3328 | 2155 | 1430 | 888 | 3751 | 4831 | 4717 | 4627 | 4602 | 4239 | 3898 | 3922 | 3459 | 2787 | 1915 | 1424 | 1171 | 892 | 1135 | 1081 | 892 | 663 | 600 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:33AM 3.25 | 12:00AM 3.26 | 12:21PM 3.07 | 12:50AM 3.09 | 1:15PM 2.85 | 1:47AM 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:49PM 0.03 | 6:18AM 0.18 | 6:39PM 0.21 | 7:12AM 0.37 | 7:34PM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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