Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 11PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1151 | 874 | 763 | 799 | 824 | 880 | 346 | 333 | 679 | 545 | 436 | 429 | 365 | 265 | 235 | 280 | 394 | 460 | 478 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:39PM2.87m | 7:05AM2.82m | 7:38PM3.08m | 8:03AM3.00m | 8:28PM3.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.92m | 00:56AM0.81m | 1:23PM0.70m | 1:54AM0.56m | 2:17PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1010 | 874 | 763 | 799 | 824 | 880 | 346 | 333 | 679 | 545 | 436 | 429 | 365 | 265 | 235 | 280 | 394 | 460 | 478 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 268 | 196 | 158 | 123 | 155 | 84 | 152 | 152 | 129 | 123 | 102 | 84 | 74 | 44 | 55 | 33 | 149 | 214 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 48 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 55 | 290 | 261 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 32 | 65 | 28 | 35 | 24 | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 1151 | 871 | 571 | 297 | 131 | 47 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 90 | 90 |
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