Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 12AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)9914141314141413131313131313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104463052315151370141114321291125310611045946854841689555494494382326286223209209
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
2.99
10:18AM
3.13
10:39PM
3.09
10:53AM
3.17
11:13PM
3.14
11:26AM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
0.23
4:09AM
0.24
4:31PM
0.13
4:46AM
0.18
5:06PM
0.09
5:22AM
0.18
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:37-------7:39-------7:39-
Sunset-7:20-------7:17-------7:16------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171613141414151717161515151415161616151514151617
Feels °C (?)13118111212141513131213141314151617151513151516
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