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Desperation Point Surf Forecast
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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 8AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1848 | 1933 | 2089 | 2060 | 1772 | 1303 | 987 | 824 | 645 | 775 | 1050 | 1544 | 2059 | 4261 | 2370 | 4710 | 4173 | 5622 | 5659 | 6259 | 5690 | 4893 | 4435 | 3644 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:51AM 3.00 | 10:05PM 3.06 | 10:25AM 3.09 | 10:38PM 3.09 | 10:57AM 3.15 | 11:10PM 3.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:41AM 0.42 | 4:00PM 0.44 | 4:16AM 0.34 | 4:34PM 0.40 | 4:50AM 0.31 | 5:07PM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki
The wind is still cross-off at Desperation Point (light winds from the N at HaweraAws 40 km from Desperation Point). 1.9m 14s groundswell from the WSW with a 1.5m 6s windswell from the W and a 0.9m 9s swell from the WNW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
40 km away, 1 h 44 min ago
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