Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
NW
0.8
WSW
0.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.9
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121212161615141412131412121111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20918420920519919522337756849440737922526878510251171996904800834799678612
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
NE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
40
ENE
50
NE
50
NE
55
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21PM
2.65
4:00AM
2.65
4:37PM
2.45
5:25AM
2.54
6:09PM
2.40
6:53AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
0.60
9:46PM
0.65
10:31AM
0.78
11:04PM
0.79
11:56AM
0.84
12:27AM
0.80
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:33-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:28-------7:25----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----147896222321-111---
Temp. °C192020201918161616161617171718181919201919181818
Feels °C (?)181719191714121198789911121416191920181818
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