Desperation Point Surf Forecast

/ Taranaki (31 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (462 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.47° S 173.86° E)

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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 NZST

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Desperation Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is 15.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (02 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (02 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s

Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Wednesday 02			Thursday 03								Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thu 10
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	16	17	17	15	15	16	15	15	15	14	10	11	11	11	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	669	664	586	578	485	482	436	484	449	519	498	510	403	441	399	372	348	466	439	3041	2983	2793	2613	2980	2687	2241	2011	1498	1232	1098	974	739	699	551	817	767	632	495	387	253	252	231	220	225	211	207	174	174	140	135	139	148	130	127	122	88	85	84	95	44
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	SE	SE	E	ENE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:39PM 2.64				2:59AM 2.69					3:30PM 2.54				3:53AM 2.58				4:29PM 2.48				4:55AM 2.51				5:42PM 2.49					6:03AM 2.51				6:50PM 2.58				7:05AM 2.57				7:41PM 2.72				7:57AM 2.67				8:24PM 2.86				8:42AM 2.80					9:03PM 3.01
Low Tide / height (m)			8:51PM 0.94					9:22AM 0.89				9:44PM 1.05				10:15AM 0.95				10:46PM 1.11				11:18AM 0.98				11:58PM 1.11					12:27PM 0.96				1:04AM 1.05				1:24PM 0.89				1:54AM 0.94				2:11PM 0.79				2:36AM 0.83				2:53PM 0.70

	Wednesday 02			Thursday 03								Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thu 10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	10	9	9	-	-	1	5	2	2	3	1	-	1	3	3	1	2	8	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	17	17	16	16	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	10	9	7	8	10	12	12	11	10	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	12	13	12	12	12
Feels °C (?)	10	9	9	9	8	8	9	10	12	13	14	14	12	12	13	12	11	12	11	12	11	12	12	11	13	11	5	5	6	7	7	9	8	7	4	3	3	0	1	4	7	8	7	7	6	7	8	9	9	9	8	9	8	9	8	10	11	10	9	9

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