
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
435 | 316 | 204 | 127 | 140 | 277 | 530 | 663 | 902 | 936 | 1026 | 953 | 504 | 423 | 320 | 325 | 526 | 808 | 896 | 640 | 608 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:37PM2.56m | 4:06AM2.53m | 4:49PM2.49m | 5:20AM2.47m | 6:10PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.89m | 9:56PM1.08m | 10:23AM1.02m | 11:07PM1.17m | 11:39AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 8 |
93 | 93 | 93 | 127 | 103 | 82 | 530 | 663 | 902 | 936 | 1026 | 953 | 504 | 423 | 320 | 325 | 371 | 495 | 896 | 640 | 608 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
50 | 63 | 57 | 93 | 140 | 277 | 57 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 206 | 145 | 106 | 150 | 8 | 149 | 222 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 8 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 7 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
9 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 63 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 10 |
435 | 316 | 204 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | 50 | 77 | 85 | 22 | 124 | 258 | 526 | 808 | 574 | 571 | 289 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 31 | 252 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 90 | 90 | 316 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
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