Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 12AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6817 | 7370 | 7462 | 7073 | 6211 | 5531 | 5341 | 5273 | 4902 | 4584 | 1504 | 1351 | 2613 | 2094 | 2582 | 2096 | 2275 | 3284 | 3544 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:34PM2.41m | 5:12AM2.34m | 5:52PM2.48m | 6:21AM2.43m | 6:50PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM1.24m | 11:29AM1.16m | 00:17AM1.12m | 12:39PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | S 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 7462 | 7073 | 6211 | 5531 | 5341 | 7 | 1364 | 1161 | 1504 | 1351 | 712 | 2094 | 1 | — | 2275 | 2546 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SW 14 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 16 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 431 | 228 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 65 | 67 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | SSE 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 6817 | 7370 | — | — | — | 4513 | 4659 | 5273 | 4902 | 4584 | 730 | 523 | 2613 | 307 | 2582 | 2096 | 64 | 3284 | 3544 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 321 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 90 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 184 | 155 | 64 | 90 |
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