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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 4AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)16161616141414141413131212121212131310107777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)980702702641614450523431486479376353292292260216206164216231200200212181
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
5
W
5
S
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
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		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
2.83
9:30AM
3.07
9:56PM
3.02
10:08AM
3.25
10:33PM
3.19
10:45AM
3.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
0.51
3:47PM
0.41
4:03AM
0.31
4:23PM
0.21
4:40AM
0.16
5:00PM
0.08
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----7:22-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:42-------7:39-------7:38
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161617171615161616171818171616151516181717
Feels °C (?)131313131415151514161516161716161717131111131314
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