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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
17.7° C
 (Which is 2.3°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 3PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (26 Nov)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
0.4
SW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111131388881288888888888881010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8442805844841341343435115115446444424565482452463445403374360480564
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
2.87
2:51AM
2.65
3:12PM
2.79
3:48AM
2.60
4:10PM
2.75
4:46AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
0.85
8:44PM
0.93
9:00AM
0.91
9:38PM
0.93
9:57AM
0.94
10:33PM
0.88
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset---8:29-------8:30-------8:30----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192021201818181920201919191918181819191818161515
Feels °C (?)151517171616151616151516171716161517181818141312
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