Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
W
1.9
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1414131313131313131313131311111110101299101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39448044043443443443444044036836235732174575967253254597222462632346934742402
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
2.50
8:03AM
2.73
8:34PM
2.67
8:56AM
2.90
9:22PM
2.84
9:40AM
3.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16PM
0.75
1:41AM
0.68
2:20PM
0.57
2:39AM
0.52
3:11PM
0.39
3:27AM
0.36
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-
Sunset-7:24-------7:22-------7:22------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------14341-11-------
Temp. °C191817171717171819181616151617191917161615151517
Feels °C (?)191918171716161618171412131617191915111088712
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