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Desperation Point
New Zealand Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
Desperation Point,
New Zealand 6 Day Weather / Surf Forecast
Issued: 18 pm Fri 09 Jan
Days
0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night
Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night) Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night)
Days
4-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry
Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night) Wind will be generally light
Rating
Fri after- noon
Fri night
Sat morn- ing
Sat after- noon
Sat night
Sun morn- ing
Sun after- noon
Sun night
Mon morn- ing
Mon after- noon
Mon night
Tue morn- ing
Tue after- noon
Tue night
Wed morn- ing
Wed after- noon
Wed night
Thu morn- ing
Largest waves (m)& Period
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
11
13
13
13
13
Max-energy
589
500
569
769
1068
788
577
395
309
222
163
163
88
79
156
299
299
351
Wind (km/h)
Wind State
cross- on
cross- on
glass
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross- off
cross
cross- on
cross
cross- on
cross- on
cross
cross
cross- on
on
on
Swell1 (m)& direction
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
Period(s)
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
7
8
13
13
13
Swell2 (m)& direction
WSW
WSW
WSW
W
S
S
SE
-
-
-
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
WSW
-
WSW
-
Period(s)
18
18
16
16
15
7
15
-
-
-
16
16
15
11
13
-
6
-
wind waves (m)/ dir
-
SSE
-
SE
S
SSE
S
S
S
S
S
S
WSW
S
S
SW
SW
WSW
Period(s)
-
4
-
2
3
3
7
7
7
6
3
3
6
3
3
7
3
5
High
Tide height (m)
9:11PM
3.07
9:43AM
3.33
10:07PM
3.24
10:34AM
3.51
10:58PM
3.36
11:22AM
3.62
11:47PM
3.41
12:10PM
3.62
12:34AM
3.38
12:56PM
3.54
1:19AM
3.27
Low
Tide height (m)
3:29AM
0.42
3:58PM
0.37
4:21AM
0.25
4:48PM
0.21
5:10AM
0.13
5:38PM
0.14
5:58AM
6:26PM
0.14
6:44AM
0.15
7:14PM
0.21
7:29AM
0.29
Note: the tide data above is for Opunake Bay, New Zealand which is 1 km away. For tide
graph click here...
Today's Sea Temperature:
15.4 (Statistics for 09 Jan 1981-2005 - mean:
17.9 max: 19.4°C min: 16.0°C)