Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 5PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
1
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
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
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
433
423
530
499
1289
1479
1739
1582
1495
1453
1362
1222
1169
1151
987
972
987
987
915
943
908
886
886
874
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
E
5
ESE
0
SE
0
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:47AM2.95m
9:10PM2.98m
9:22AM2.98m
9:45PM3.03m
9:57AM2.98m
10:19PM3.04m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.27m
3:19AM0.36m
3:35PM0.25m
3:55AM0.35m
4:09PM0.26m
4:30AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
14
15
17
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
13
10
11
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
17
1.1
SW
12
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
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
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
91
403
530
336
1289
1479
1739
1582
1495
1453
1362
1222
1169
1151
987
972
987
987
915
943
908
886
886
874
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
16
0.1
N
12
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
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
1
SW
6
1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
Energy kJ
249
423
247
499
3
60
31
14
8
2
2
2
2
2
54
78
78
78
69
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
17
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
433
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
Energy kJ
55
176
156
114
82
77
44
22
9
62
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
113
7
7
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
6
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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