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Desperation Point Surf Forecast
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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 2AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 621 | 388 | 517 | 721 | 721 | 644 | 617 | 465 | 388 | 346 | 286 | 277 | 216 | 184 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 137 | 133 | 128 | 302 | 482 | 463 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:24PM 3.21 | 1:52AM 3.14 | 2:16PM 2.99 | 2:48AM 2.93 | 3:22PM 2.77 | 4:03AM 2.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:46PM 0.39 | 8:14AM 0.58 | 8:37PM 0.63 | 9:15AM 0.81 | 9:38PM 0.87 | 10:28AM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
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