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Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Graveyards today?
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 10PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | |
2121 | 1928 | 1811 | 1766 | 1743 | 1389 | 1227 | 1227 | 1143 | 808 | 649 | 689 | 520 | 451 | 320 | 251 | 184 | 184 | 180 | 144 | 142 | 166 | 158 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.51m | 4:53AM2.66m | 5:32PM2.52m | 5:53AM2.65m | 6:30PM2.58m | 6:46AM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.72m | 11:17AM0.63m | 11:39PM0.73m | 12:14PM0.60m | 00:36AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 11 |
2121 | 1928 | 1811 | 1766 | 1743 | 1389 | 1227 | 1227 | 1143 | 808 | 649 | 689 | 520 | 451 | 320 | 251 | 184 | 113 | 52 | 58 | 62 | 44 | 32 | 126 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | S 5 | SSE 4 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 14 | N 14 | S 12 | N 15 | N 14 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 15 |
28 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 184 | 180 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 133 | 146 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | N 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 5 |
3 | 3 | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 100 | 166 | 158 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — |
13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 120 | 140 | 183 | 183 | — | 15 | 95 | 85 | 62 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 113 | 93 | 126 | 176 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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