Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
4
2
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.4
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
5
S
5
S
4
S
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)15141414141414131313810111111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4022380140444296391942062990241214309177463674434546274402513150593434278226442509248124302033
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
30
N
15
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
25
NE
15
ENE
15
SE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
60
S
60
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:14PM
3.36
11:33AM
3.25
12:00AM
3.26
12:21PM
3.07
12:50AM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28AM
0.04
5:49PM
0.03
6:18AM
0.18
6:39PM
0.21
7:12AM
0.37
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset5:51-------5:49-------5:47-------
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
662112852321121177447431-
Temp. °C161514141313131515141413111110111110111111111112
Feels °C (?)121011121111111112116411-2-1-1-2111101
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