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Desperation Point Surf Forecast
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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 15 Nov 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 5AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 822 | 1083 | 955 | 1084 | 1161 | 3880 | 3245 | 2724 | 2313 | 2128 | 1986 | 1913 | 2088 | 1905 | 1574 | 1332 | 997 | 761 | 595 | 475 | 329 | 247 | 149 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:56AM 2.57 | 7:23PM 2.71 | 7:55AM 2.65 | 8:13PM 2.76 | 8:43AM 2.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:45AM 0.87 | 1:11PM 0.91 | 1:42AM 0.77 | 2:07PM 0.81 | 2:30AM 0.65 | 2:53PM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
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