Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 10PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 313 | 865 | 1320 | 1280 | 2750 | 2362 | 1914 | 3369 | 3216 | 3309 | 3001 | 2850 | 2580 | 2007 | 1772 | 1370 | 1227 | 1028 | 742 | 626 | 607 | 628 | 929 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:00PM2.91m | 1:15AM3.05m | 1:43PM2.84m | 1:59AM2.97m | 2:30PM2.77m | 2:47AM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.69m | 7:39AM0.68m | 7:54PM0.76m | 8:23AM0.71m | 8:43PM0.84m | 9:11AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | 5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 311 | 313 | 865 | 1320 | 1280 | 2750 | 2362 | 1914 | 3369 | 3216 | 3309 | 3001 | 2850 | 2580 | 2007 | 1772 | 1370 | 1227 | 1028 | 742 | 626 | 607 | 472 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | N 7 | WSW 18 | SSE 9 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | S 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 261 | 197 | 505 | 392 | 849 | — | 61 | 1062 | 921 | 809 | 721 | 567 | 446 | 315 | 176 | 119 | 67 | 47 | 30 | 179 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNW 8 | — | W 21 | SW 20 | N 8 |
| kJ | 135 | 223 | 94 | 63 | 62 | — | — | 106 | 295 | 573 | 412 | 301 | 159 | 75 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | — | 9 | 16 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 92 | 628 | 1159 | 1530 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 38 | 25 | 40 | 44 | 62 | 392 | 385 | 284 | 628 | 929 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 183 | 183 | 260 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 35 | 39 | 35 | 62 |
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