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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 3AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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| 3228 | 2768 | 2521 | 2694 | 2538 | 2209 | 2116 | 2053 | 2210 | 1645 | 1246 | 673 | 1193 | 1334 | 1432 | 1316 | 1108 | 1538 | 1901 | 1990 | 2376 | 2803 | 3293 | 3203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:02PM 3.21 | 9:14AM 3.35 | 9:42PM 3.36 | 9:57AM 3.42 | 10:23PM 3.45 | 10:40AM 3.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:11AM 0.14 | 3:31PM 0.01 | 3:52AM 0.06 | 4:13PM -0.02 | 4:35AM 0.07 | 4:57PM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
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