Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 12PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1698 | 2669 | 2324 | 2119 | 1822 | 1647 | 1484 | 1265 | 1143 | 942 | 814 | 700 | 615 | 1341 | 1547 | 975 | 899 | 785 | 630 | 647 | 848 | 859 | 892 | 845 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:27AM2.76m | 5:06PM2.66m | 5:25AM2.82m | 6:12PM2.78m | 6:27AM2.91m | 7:17PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.75m | 11:20PM0.84m | 11:52AM0.65m | 00:25AM0.73m | 12:56PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1698 | 2669 | 2324 | 2119 | 1822 | 1647 | 1484 | 1265 | 1143 | 942 | 814 | 700 | 615 | 1341 | 1547 | 975 | 899 | 785 | 630 | 333 | 211 | 859 | 892 | 845 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 19 | SSE 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 659 | 66 | 84 | 180 | 27 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 72 | 19 | 273 | 344 | 427 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 62 | 647 | 848 | 75 | 41 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 4 | — | WSW 19 | SSE 10 | WSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 45 | 3 | — | 37 | 20 | 65 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 29 | — | 38 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 20 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 149 | 77 | 49 | 31 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 75 | 155 | 306 | 443 | 443 | — | — | 28 | 69 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 35 | 56 | 56 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 12 |
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