Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 617 | 607 | 590 | 581 | 1561 | 1514 | 1256 | 1197 | 1140 | 1175 | 360 | 599 | 827 | 1257 | 1862 | 2838 | 3442 | 3463 | 3442 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:52PM3.14m | 9:17AM3.11m | 9:27PM3.28m | 9:51AM3.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.39m | 3:07AM0.28m | 3:23PM0.24m | 3:42AM0.14m | 3:59PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | SW 23 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | 617 | 607 | 590 | 581 | 357 | 1514 | 1256 | 1197 | 230 | 149 | 251 | 149 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 4 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | W 8 | — | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 277 | 306 | 336 | 312 | 1561 | 286 | — | 333 | 1140 | 1175 | 360 | 599 | 827 | 1257 | 1862 | 2838 | 3442 | 3463 | 3442 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 215 | 222 | 183 | 183 | 35 | 35 | 215 | 215 | 206 | 90 | 215 | 215 | 205 | 206 | 268 | 260 | 183 | 183 |
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