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Graveyards surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 24 Jan 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
19.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Graveyards today?

The current surf forecast for Graveyards at 5AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)18ft (5.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 Jan)20ft (6.0m)13s
Evening (24 Jan)18ft (5.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
W
5.5
W
6
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1689101113141313131313131312121211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)70615262835555375761007412657110479725842280437169658171196637541746013906336225742070174716001378
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
40
W
50
WNW
55
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
2.91
2:17PM
3.04
2:43AM
2.83
3:03PM
2.91
3:34AM
2.73
3:56PM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56PM
0.24
8:10AM
0.34
8:40PM
0.32
8:56AM
0.46
9:28PM
0.43
9:50AM
0.61
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset-------8:46-------8:46-------8:45
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Rain (mm)
22247211122221111222--11
Temp. °C171514141515161515161616161616161616161718181817
Feels °C (?)1175467888101010999101011121416151514
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