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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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
309 | 309 | 313 | 363 | 469 | 476 | 469 | 463 | 450 | 431 | 352 | 342 | 299 | 245 | 241 | 167 | 132 | 104 | 73 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:19AM2.86m | 8:44PM2.99m | 8:58AM2.92m | 9:19PM3.08m | 9:35AM2.97m | 9:53PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.68m | 2:31PM0.54m | 2:54AM0.62m | 3:09PM0.51m | 3:30AM0.60m | 3:45PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
309 | 309 | 313 | 363 | 469 | 476 | 469 | 463 | 450 | 431 | 352 | 342 | 299 | 245 | 241 | 167 | 132 | 104 | 73 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
58 | 46 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 3 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
58 | 59 | 25 | 24 | 1 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 62 | 85 | 196 | 331 | 427 | 596 | 924 | 1162 | 1377 | 1564 | 1632 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 86 | 86 | 103 |
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