Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 295 | 290 | 320 | 500 | 752 | 764 | 911 | 1505 | 889 | 929 | 1242 | 2053 | 2907 | 2226 | 2522 | 1642 | 3424 | 3022 | 1557 | 2223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:36PM2.97m | 00:52AM2.82m | 1:15PM2.80m | 1:36AM2.63m | 2:03PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.50m | 6:54PM0.73m | 7:12AM0.70m | 7:38PM0.93m | 7:55AM0.90m | 8:30PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 295 | 49 | 290 | 320 | 500 | 752 | 764 | 911 | 1505 | 302 | 541 | 1018 | 2053 | 2907 | 2226 | 2522 | 1292 | 3424 | 3022 | 892 | 1258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | S 8 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 295 | 36 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 170 | 474 | 889 | 929 | 643 | 926 | 444 | 207 | 119 | 1642 | 31 | 11 | 1557 | 988 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | NNW 8 | — | NNW 7 | SSE 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | — | — | — | 779 | — | 64 | — | 18 | 31 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 117 | 17 | 16 | 59 | 20 | 51 | 32 | 33 | 74 | 117 | 188 | 1242 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 126 | 120 | — | 2223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 255 | 255 | 148 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 1 | 90 | 90 | 193 | 86 | 90 | 50 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 222 | 86 | 83 |
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