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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 3AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | |
1811 | 1766 | 1743 | 1389 | 1227 | 1227 | 1143 | 808 | 649 | 689 | 520 | 451 | 320 | 251 | 226 | 184 | 180 | 144 | 142 | 166 | 158 | 146 | 214 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 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 | 1:03PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
1811 | 1766 | 1743 | 1389 | 1227 | 1227 | 1143 | 808 | 649 | 689 | 520 | 451 | 320 | 251 | 226 | 184 | 80 | 50 | 142 | 140 | 133 | 126 | 214 | 261 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | S 5 | SSE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 81 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 180 | 144 | 20 | 31 | 158 | 146 | 94 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 8 | N 15 | N 14 | N 8 | N 14 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 16 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 |
— | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 69 | 18 | 166 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 137 | 155 | 120 | 120 | 150 | 128 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 93 | 113 | 126 | 175 | 113 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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