Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
1
!
0
!
!
!
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313131111101016168910101099141313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44043436235732174575762545154567413752351312930512062101265865314711493156014531411
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
2.67
8:56AM
2.90
9:22PM
2.84
9:40AM
3.04
10:02PM
2.99
10:18AM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
0.57
2:39AM
0.52
3:11PM
0.39
3:27AM
0.36
3:53PM
0.23
4:09AM
0.24
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-
Sunset-7:22-------7:22-------7:20------
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-343------------------
Temp. °C181717161617171820181616161515161514121313121416
Feels °C (?)171614131517171820171211109910997101091214
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