Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 285 | 239 | 235 | 275 | 347 | 359 | 232 | 353 | 410 | 593 | 608 | 534 | 354 | 304 | 295 | 382 | 620 | 637 | 540 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:32PM2.55m | 4:15AM2.38m | 4:45PM2.47m | 5:24AM2.36m | 5:56PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM1.15m | 10:20AM1.13m | 11:09PM1.15m | 11:35AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 285 | 239 | 235 | 275 | 347 | 359 | 232 | 353 | 318 | 382 | 608 | 534 | 354 | 199 | 134 | 382 | 620 | 637 | 540 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | S 8 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 76 | 175 | 91 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 261 | 276 | 261 | 304 | 295 | 86 | 8 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 4 | W 21 | W 22 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 122 | 153 | 208 | 410 | 593 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 51 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 223 | 215 | 31 |
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