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Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 30 May 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Graveyards today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
394 | 331 | 290 | 241 | 167 | 130 | 103 | 73 | 59 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 68 | 87 | 84 | |
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High Tide | 9:20PM2.89m | 9:33AM2.80m | 9:57PM2.92m | 10:11AM2.81m | 10:34PM2.93m | 10:49AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.53m | 3:45PM0.42m | 4:09AM0.51m | 4:22PM0.43m | 4:47AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 14 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 9 | N 8 |
 kJ | 394 | 331 | 290 | 241 | 167 | 130 | 103 | 73 | 59 | 39 | 1335 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 68 | 839 | 535 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | N 16 | — | WNW 11 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 42 | 57 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 87 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | 48 | — | — | 40 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNE 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 55 | 92 | 245 | 401 | 539 | 786 | 1057 | 1483 | 2044 | 498 | 2084 | 3079 | 2261 | 1819 | 2076 | 1971 | 1726 | 2273 | 2290 | 2157 | 1809 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 109 | 109 | 113 | 125 | 109 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 125 | 42 | 0 | 24 |
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