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Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
19.9° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Graveyards today?
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 1AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1374 | 1534 | 1387 | 2848 | 3980 | 1296 | 1058 | 1074 | 1366 | 1206 | 1077 | 908 | 908 | 908 | 928 | 843 | 802 | 710 | 710 | 595 | 585 | 509 | 459 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:12AM 2.51 | 4:37PM 2.63 | 5:15AM 2.43 | 5:38PM 2.53 | 6:19AM 2.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:07PM 0.62 | 10:25AM 0.74 | 11:06PM 0.71 | 11:27AM 0.84 | 12:04AM 0.75 | 12:28PM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
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