Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (21 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 10PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1308 | 957 | 930 | 900 | 710 | 469 | 264 | 545 | 530 | 538 | 545 | 538 | 486 | 525 | 479 | 479 | 412 | 424 | 431 | 431 | 363 | 318 | 313 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:38PM2.79m | 3:03AM2.86m | 3:33PM2.66m | 4:00AM2.71m | 4:32PM2.58m | 5:01AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.79m | 9:22AM0.78m | 9:45PM0.92m | 10:18AM0.87m | 10:47PM1.00m | 11:21AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | N 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1308 | 957 | 137 | 900 | 710 | 469 | 248 | 545 | 530 | 538 | 545 | 538 | 486 | 525 | 479 | 479 | 412 | 424 | 431 | 431 | 363 | 318 | 109 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 7 | N 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 142 | 162 | 154 | 121 | 309 | 115 | 173 | 143 | 113 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 21 | 94 | 75 | 11 | 54 | 5 | 313 | 261 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | WNW 7 | S 12 | WNW 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 105 | 164 | — | 162 | 156 | 85 | 264 | 80 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | W 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NE 3 | N 7 | N 6 | ENE 3 | N 6 | E 4 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1007 | — | 930 | 8 | 34 | 77 | 59 | 42 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | — | 10 | 16 | 31 | 83 | 1 | 24 | 86 | 2 | 85 | 6 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 184 | 184 | 124 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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