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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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Graveyards today?
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 10AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
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 Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
142 | 166 | 158 | 146 | 214 | 261 | 463 | 347 | 456 | 456 | 443 | 424 | 412 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 412 | 540 | 663 | 682 | 731 | 721 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:46AM2.66m | 7:19PM2.67m | 7:33AM2.70m | 8:02PM2.75m | 8:15AM2.74m | 8:42PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.71m | 1:03PM0.56m | 1:26AM0.67m | 1:48PM0.51m | 2:11AM0.61m | 2:28PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
47 | 32 | 135 | 126 | 214 | 261 | 463 | 347 | 456 | 456 | 443 | 424 | 412 | 406 | 85 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 412 | 540 | 663 | 682 | 731 | 721 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | N 4 | SW 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 13 | SE 9 |
142 | 140 | 158 | 146 | 79 | 96 | 3 | 79 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 406 | 88 | 91 | 65 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 16 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 18 | N 4 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 12 |
11 | 166 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
61 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 82 | 132 | 128 | 112 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 93 | 113 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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