- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Graveyards today?
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 5PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
433 | 423 | 530 | 499 | 1289 | 1479 | 1739 | 1582 | 1495 | 1453 | 1362 | 1222 | 1169 | 1151 | 987 | 972 | 987 | 987 | 915 | 943 | 908 | 886 | 886 | 874 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:47AM2.95m | 9:10PM2.98m | 9:22AM2.98m | 9:45PM3.03m | 9:57AM2.98m | 10:19PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.27m | 3:19AM0.36m | 3:35PM0.25m | 3:55AM0.35m | 4:09PM0.26m | 4:30AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 91 | 403 | 530 | 336 | 1289 | 1479 | 1739 | 1582 | 1495 | 1453 | 1362 | 1222 | 1169 | 1151 | 987 | 972 | 987 | 987 | 915 | 943 | 908 | 886 | 886 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | N 12 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 249 | 423 | 247 | 499 | 3 | 60 | 31 | 14 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 54 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 69 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 433 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 176 | 156 | 114 | 82 | 77 | 44 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 113 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Graveyards surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest