Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 9PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, near gales from the SE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 443 | 616 | 1302 | 1471 | 2277 | 2599 | 2510 | 3253 | 2325 | 2355 | 2136 | 2682 | 2479 | 2981 | 3748 | 3669 | 3038 | 2511 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:58PM3.54m | 11:19AM3.33m | 11:38PM3.43m | 11:58AM3.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.12m | 5:13AM0.14m | 5:28PM0.18m | 5:55AM0.22m | 6:08PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 173 | 443 | 616 | 1302 | 1471 | 2277 | 2599 | 2510 | 3253 | 2325 | 2355 | 2136 | 2682 | 2479 | 2417 | 2325 | 2324 | 2261 | 2090 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 367 | 133 | 95 | 69 | 69 | 22 | — | — | 138 | 196 | 288 | 275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 251 | 260 | 292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 26 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 64 | 22 | 86 | 8 | 17 | 88 | 436 | 1299 | 2100 | 2981 | 3748 | 3669 | 3038 | 2511 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 39 | 148 | 148 | 164 | 148 | 148 | 164 |
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