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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
16.3° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 1PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (20 Nov)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (20 Nov)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
0.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)81314141413131313131313131313131313131415141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)244313102314911865181115851430140812661026112710749509501093837922950130112081130982969
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
0
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		oncrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
3.08
10:48PM
2.98
11:06AM
3.13
11:22PM
2.99
11:39AM
3.14
11:57PM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
0.46
4:44PM
0.57
4:58AM
0.47
5:17PM
0.60
5:33AM
0.52
5:52PM
0.65
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:56------
Sunset-----8:22-------8:23-------8:24--
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161616141414141617171615141414161716151413
Feels °C (?)141414131314121212121314131313131313151515141413
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