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Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Graveyards today?
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 5AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 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 (18 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2182 | 2185 | 1491 | 1514 | 1266 | 1030 | 1162 | 1446 | 1332 | 1141 | 2021 | 2508 | 2668 | 3030 | 3379 | 4503 | 4100 | 4044 | 3919 | 3753 | 2982 | 1951 | 1269 | 1060 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:49PM 3.32 | 10:05AM 3.37 | 10:30PM 3.38 | 10:48AM 3.35 | 11:14PM 3.36 | 11:33AM 3.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:58AM -0.00 | 4:20PM -0.14 | 4:42AM -0.03 | 5:03PM -0.10 | 5:28AM 0.04 | 5:49PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
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