
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1904 | 1857 | 4451 | 4014 | 3480 | 3102 | 2813 | 2930 | 2813 | 2553 | 2379 | 1042 | 1028 | 921 | 934 | 774 | 672 | 530 | 437 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:08PM3.33m | 11:27AM3.24m | 11:42PM3.19m | 12:01PM3.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.20m | 5:23AM0.19m | 5:38PM0.34m | 5:59AM0.33m | 6:15PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
1904 | 1050 | 4451 | 4014 | 3480 | 3102 | 2813 | 7 | 8 | 2553 | 2379 | 372 | 1028 | 921 | 934 | 774 | 672 | 530 | 437 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
1150 | 1857 | 1358 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 834 | 1042 | 256 | 197 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | — | — | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
1458 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2930 | 2813 | 254 | — | — | — | — | 167 | 206 | 210 | 210 | 316 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 183 | 183 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 47 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 53 | 215 | 249 |
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