Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
15.6° 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 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.4
NW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131314161717151516151515141011111112111110101010999101010999131313131313131313131313131314131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)669664586578485482436484449519498510403441399372348466439304129832793261329802687224120111498123210989747396995518177676324953872532522312202252112071741741401351391481301271228885849544
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offglassoffglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
2.64
2:59AM
2.69
3:30PM
2.54
3:53AM
2.58
4:29PM
2.48
4:55AM
2.51
5:42PM
2.49
6:03AM
2.51
6:50PM
2.58
7:05AM
2.57
7:41PM
2.72
7:57AM
2.67
8:24PM
2.86
8:42AM
2.80
9:03PM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51PM
0.94
9:22AM
0.89
9:44PM
1.05
10:15AM
0.95
10:46PM
1.11
11:18AM
0.98
11:58PM
1.11
12:27PM
0.96
1:04AM
1.05
1:24PM
0.89
1:54AM
0.94
2:11PM
0.79
2:36AM
0.83
2:53PM
0.70
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
Sunrise------7:45-------7:45-------7:45-------7:43-------7:43-------7:43-------7:43-----
Sunset5:10-------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------5:13-------5:14-------5:14-------5:15---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1212131313131415161616161615171716161516151515151514121212121112121211109781012121110991011111111121111111213121212
Feels °C (?)10999889101213141412121312111211121112121113115567798743301478776789998989810111099
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