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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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 11AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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| 1455 | 3504 | 3424 | 3004 | 2535 | 2393 | 2099 | 2174 | 2595 | 3049 | 3274 | 3696 | 5649 | 5856 | 4426 | 3368 | 3109 | 2812 | 3463 | 3488 | 3240 | 3209 | 3016 | 2671 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:07AM 2.83 | 7:38PM 2.80 | 7:50AM 3.03 | 8:22PM 3.01 | 8:32AM 3.21 | 9:02PM 3.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:01AM 0.74 | 1:29PM 0.56 | 1:47AM 0.51 | 2:10PM 0.32 | 2:29AM 0.30 | 2:51PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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