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Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Graveyards today?
The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 10PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1061 | 1332 | 1224 | 1245 | 2053 | 2339 | 2547 | 2895 | 4022 | 3801 | 4044 | 4296 | 3919 | 3998 | 3109 | 2084 | 1514 | 995 | 650 | 549 | 467 | 347 | 275 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:30PM 3.38 | 10:48AM 3.35 | 11:14PM 3.36 | 11:33AM 3.25 | 12:00AM 3.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:42AM -0.03 | 5:03PM -0.10 | 5:28AM 0.04 | 5:49PM 0.03 | 6:18AM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
| Sunset | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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