Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 960 | 841 | 805 | 587 | 644 | 1308 | 1836 | 2046 | 1913 | 1929 | 1603 | 1032 | 686 | 346 | 279 | 283 | 283 | 530 | 389 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:26PM3.18m | 9:47AM3.10m | 9:59PM3.30m | 10:21AM3.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.45m | 3:39AM0.42m | 3:54PM0.32m | 4:13AM0.29m | 4:27PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 11 | NNW 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 960 | 841 | 805 | 587 | 644 | 316 | 261 | 261 | 243 | 201 | 219 | 219 | 686 | 346 | 238 | 147 | 283 | 76 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 112 | 102 | 102 | 127 | 147 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 215 | 254 | 215 | 251 | 133 | 79 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 12 | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 164 | 128 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 219 | 88 | 86 | 91 | 223 | 214 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | — | — | N 5 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 5 | — | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 18 | — | — | 87 | 1308 | 1836 | 2046 | 1913 | 1929 | 1603 | 1032 | 28 | — | 279 | 283 | 47 | 530 | 389 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 90 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 205 | 90 | 90 | 184 | 35 | 35 | 148 | 148 |
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