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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
16.2° 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 1AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | |
890 | 1408 | 1339 | 1460 | 1209 | 947 | 934 | 934 | 811 | 659 | 572 | 451 | 351 | 346 | 199 | 251 | 178 | 144 | 125 | 125 | 91 | 97 | 92 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:17PM2.63m | 4:50AM2.75m | 5:21PM2.61m | 5:51AM2.73m | 6:26PM2.66m | 6:47AM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.92m | 11:08AM0.84m | 11:35PM0.91m | 12:10PM0.78m | 00:38AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
890 | 1408 | 1339 | 1460 | 1209 | 947 | 934 | 934 | 811 | 659 | 572 | 451 | 351 | 346 | 190 | 184 | 178 | 109 | 38 | 125 | 91 | 90 | 43 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | S 13 | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
255 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 80 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 147 | 144 | 125 | 17 | 64 | 97 | 84 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | N 7 | N 7 | S 13 | N 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 14 | S 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 15 | SW 15 |
18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 92 | 107 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
23 | 31 | 27 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 48 | 155 | 137 | 155 | 199 | 251 | — | 29 | 55 | 95 | 85 | 62 | 60 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 90 | 90 | 148 | 164 | 124 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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