- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Desperation Point Surf Forecast
/ Taranaki (31 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 31 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | W 9 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | |
74 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 93 | 235 | 465 | 537 | 570 | 464 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:35AM2.97m | 9:53PM3.14m | 10:11AM2.99m | 10:27PM3.16m | 10:46AM2.99m | 11:01PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.51m | 4:05AM0.61m | 4:21PM0.53m | 4:40AM0.65m | 4:56PM0.58m | 5:16AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | | |  |  | |  | | | |  |  | | | |  | |
 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 74 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 1812 | 57 | 38 | 50 | 56 | 1884 | 1172 | 645 | 56 | 187 | 134 | 87 | 24 | 26 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | W 9 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | WSW 15 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 54 | 48 | 60 | 49 | 15 | 26 | 42 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | — | WSW 11 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 55 | 53 | 39 | — | 48 | 21 | 24 | 42 | 7 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 695 | 857 | 1068 | 1353 | 1600 | 1535 | 1808 | 1849 | 1923 | — | 1998 | 1998 | 2114 | 2084 | — | — | — | 428 | 93 | 235 | 465 | 537 | 570 | 464 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 86 | 86 | 12 | 155 | 155 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 86 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 90 | 148 | 191 | 184 | 184 | 198 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Desperation Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest