Desperation Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Taranaki, New Zealand)
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Desperation Point Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind ENE
Sea Temperature Today is: 17.2 °C
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| Period (s) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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| Wind State | cross | cross- off |
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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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Opunake Bay, New Zealand, 1 km from Desperation Point.
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Desperation Point Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At New Plymouth, 43 km from Desperation Point.
calm km/h |  dry | Air temperature 8 °C |
Overall Desperation Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in December
Wind stats for Desperation Point: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Taranaki surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Desperation Point
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Desperation Point:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break4 mi
- Third closest break4 mi
- Fourth closest break6 mi
- Fifth closest break6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Desperation Point:
- Closest wave buoy98 mi
- Second closest wave buoy123 mi
- Third closest wave buoy128 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy193 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy250 mi
Tide stations nearest to Desperation Point:
- Closest tide stationOpunake Bay1 mi
- Second closest tide stationHawera24 mi
- Third closest tide stationPort Taranaki29 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationNew Plymouth32 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationWaitara River Entrance39 mi
Airports
- 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.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Desperation Point, Taranaki. Use the tab navigation above to view Desperation Point sea temperature, Desperation Point photographs, Desperation Point detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Desperation Point webcams, current wind from Taranaki live weather stations and Desperation Point tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Desperation Point.
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