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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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 1AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | |
811 | 659 | 606 | 451 | 351 | 290 | 199 | 214 | 184 | 144 | 144 | 125 | 91 | 97 | 92 | 107 | 140 | 138 | 352 | 206 | 257 | 390 | 384 | 323 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:21PM2.61m | 5:51AM2.73m | 6:26PM2.66m | 6:47AM2.75m | 7:20PM2.76m | 7:35AM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.91m | 12:10PM0.78m | 00:38AM0.84m | 1:04PM0.70m | 1:31AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
811 | 659 | 606 | 451 | 351 | 290 | 190 | 184 | 132 | 66 | 26 | 125 | 91 | 31 | 84 | 82 | 140 | 138 | 352 | 206 | 257 | 390 | 384 | 323 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SSE 5 | SW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 15 | S 13 | S 18 |
4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 184 | 144 | 144 | 15 | 64 | 90 | 20 | 107 | 57 | 79 | 61 | 63 | 83 | 18 | 14 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | N 7 | N 7 | N 14 | N 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 15 | — | S 18 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 97 | 92 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 23 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 2 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
— | 1 | 22 | 58 | 141 | 183 | 199 | 214 | — | 4 | 8 | 26 | 40 | 43 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 84 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 90 | 62 | 148 | 153 | 109 | 31 | 7 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 40 | 56 |
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