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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 799 | 833 | 1455 | 3504 | 3424 | 3004 | 2535 | 2252 | 2001 | 2189 | 2630 | 3254 | 3236 | 4446 | 5911 | 5898 | 4426 | 3191 | 2930 | 2616 | 2710 | 2365 | 2239 | 2160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:49PM 2.60 | 7:07AM 2.83 | 7:38PM 2.80 | 7:50AM 3.03 | 8:22PM 3.01 | 8:32AM 3.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:01AM 0.74 | 1:29PM 0.56 | 1:47AM 0.51 | 2:10PM 0.32 | 2:29AM 0.30 | 2:51PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
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