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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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 2AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
225 | 215 | 212 | 170 | 176 | 298 | 848 | 683 | 656 | 621 | 553 | 434 | 414 | 414 | 469 | 1109 | 943 | 593 | 310 | 875 | 1629 | 1721 | 1525 | 1427 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:17AM2.75m | 4:51PM2.62m | 5:29AM2.77m | 5:58PM2.66m | 6:30AM2.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.95m | 10:35AM0.92m | 11:04PM0.95m | 11:47AM0.84m | 00:14AM0.85m | 12:48PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
225 | 215 | 212 | 170 | 170 | 253 | 848 | 683 | 656 | 186 | 553 | 434 | 136 | 414 | 346 | 294 | 943 | 593 | 310 | 875 | 1629 | 1721 | 1525 | 1427 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 21 | WSW 13 | — | SW 20 | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | S 17 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 |
1 | 15 | 74 | 124 | 176 | 298 | 50 | — | — | 621 | 367 | 9 | 414 | — | 15 | 8 | 230 | 233 | 226 | 181 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | — | W 20 | — | N 14 | WSW 17 | N 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 | S 14 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 7 | — | 4 | 202 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 12 | 20 | 60 | 115 | — | 191 | 158 | — | 186 | 469 | 1109 | — | 13 | 15 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 46 | 37 | 40 | 90 | 222 | 90 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 31 |
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