
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 4AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
540 | 540 | 731 | 359 | 305 | 306 | 407 | 945 | 909 | 1117 | 5161 | 6092 | 6258 | 6716 | 8388 | 9843 | 11983 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:28PM3.26m | 8:52AM3.17m | 9:13PM3.39m | 9:36AM3.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.34m | 3:03PM0.27m | 3:26AM0.19m | 3:45PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
540 | 540 | 211 | 359 | 305 | 173 | 388 | 945 | 829 | 731 | 5161 | 6092 | 6258 | 6716 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
146 | 184 | 21 | 273 | 264 | 306 | 407 | 441 | 909 | 1117 | 929 | — | 66 | 24 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | W 26 | — | WSW 24 | SW 13 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | — | 13 | — | 54 | 172 | 263 | 307 | 723 | 865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
2 | 51 | 731 | 144 | 176 | 170 | 165 | 520 | 266 | 557 | 482 | 225 | — | 5728 | 8388 | 9843 | 11983 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 198 | 183 | 155 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 196 |
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