Desperation Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Desperation Point in Taranaki is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Spring and Summer provide the favoured conditions. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. There are left and right breaking reefs. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Desperation Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Desperation Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Opunake Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Arawhata	4 mi
Third closest break	Sky Williams	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Mangahume	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Middleton Bay	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Desperation Point:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4304 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4355 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4597 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4658 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4813 mi
Tide stations nearest to Desperation Point:
Closest tide station	Opunake Bay, New Zealand	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Port Taranaki, New Zealand	29 mi
Third closest tide station	Waitara River Entrance, New Zealand	39 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Patea, New Zealand	40 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Whanganui River Entrance, New Zealand	68 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Desperation Point:
Closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	17 mi
Second closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	90 mi
Third closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	92 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	95 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	175 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Desperation Point:
Closest city location	Opunake (New Zealand)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Eltham (New Zealand)	24 mi
Third closest city location	Hawera (New Zealand)	24 mi
Fourth closest city location	New Plymouth (New Zealand)	32 mi
Fifth closest city location	Patea (New Zealand)	39 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Desperation Point is New Plymouth Airport (NPL) in New Zealand, 58 km (36 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Desperation Point is Wanganui Airport (WAG), also in New Zealand, 114 km (71 miles) away.
• Third is Palmerston North Airport (PMR) in New Zealand, 177 km (110 miles) away.
• Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) in New Zealand is 186 km (116 miles) away.
• Taupo Airport (TUO), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Desperation Point and is 208 km (129 miles) away.