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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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 10AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
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 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
2641 | 2548 | 2127 | 2841 | 2322 | 2711 | 2923 | 2138 | 2907 | 2651 | 2310 | 2117 | 1906 | 1765 | 1569 | 1442 | 1266 | 1152 | 1028 | 900 | 871 | 871 | 857 | 496 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 3:21AM2.59m | 3:59PM2.44m | 4:24AM2.60m | 4:59PM2.49m | 5:21AM2.69m | 5:58PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM1.03m | 10:07PM1.02m | 10:46AM0.93m | 11:10PM0.93m | 11:46AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 14 | S 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
811 | 619 | 656 | — | 742 | 6 | 763 | 2138 | 2907 | 2651 | 2310 | 2117 | 1906 | 1765 | 1569 | 1442 | 1266 | 1152 | 1028 | 900 | 871 | 871 | 857 | 496 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 17 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 594 | 928 | 456 | 17 | 4 | 16 | — | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 |
2641 | 2548 | 2127 | 2841 | 2322 | 2711 | 2923 | 177 | 352 | 417 | 286 | 209 | 149 | 70 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 251 | 222 | 223 | 198 | 184 | 149 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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