
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 8PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5693 | 5602 | 4783 | 5013 | 5530 | 5459 | 5385 | 5655 | 5856 | 6304 | 5173 | 3839 | 3745 | 3549 | 3267 | 2874 | 2526 | 1693 | 1175 | 874 | 722 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45PM2.68m | 4:27AM2.63m | 5:23PM2.71m | 5:54AM2.68m | 6:39PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.95m | 10:10PM1.05m | 10:45AM1.03m | 11:40PM1.00m | 12:15PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
5693 | 5602 | 4783 | 5013 | 5530 | 5459 | 5385 | 5655 | 5856 | 6304 | 5173 | 3839 | 3745 | 3549 | 3267 | 2874 | 2526 | 728 | 474 | 874 | 722 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | — | — | 549 | 1693 | 1175 | 284 | 202 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | SSE 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | 57 | 223 | 341 | 237 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
4570 | 4424 | 238 | 239 | — | 57 | — | 51 | 28 | 341 | 159 | 547 | 704 | 782 | 913 | 789 | 7 | 306 | 308 | 600 | 450 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 255 | 255 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 90 | 64 | 90 | 90 | 252 | 205 | 205 | 90 | 90 | 183 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 31 |
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