Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 9PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (09 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2656
2688
3141
3812
2802
2726
2159
2166
2770
2530
3271
2223
1111
2477
2310
2117
1935
1631
1420
1301
1134
1134
1028
839
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
S
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:56PM2.46m
3:21AM2.59m
3:59PM2.44m
4:24AM2.60m
4:59PM2.49m
5:21AM2.69m
Low Tide
9:03PM1.04m
9:44AM1.03m
10:07PM1.02m
10:46AM0.93m
11:10PM0.93m
11:46AM0.76m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
12
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
14
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
7
9
9
6
4
4
4
6
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
0.1
S
17
1.2
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
215
848
773
474
811
619
656
665
6
594
2223
1111
2477
2310
2117
1935
1631
1420
1301
1134
1134
1028
839
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
0.1
S
16
1.4
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
306
5
763
1077
5
18
16
6
6
8
3
7
7
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
7
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
1.5
SSE
5
1.8
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2656
2688
3141
3812
2802
2726
2159
2166
2770
2530
3271
125
298
353
263
192
140
70
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
205
257
206
257
257
209
222
215
196
184
155
35
31
31
10
28
11
0
0
0
1
1
12
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
8
8
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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