Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 7PM is: 6.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 5.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3298 | 3162 | 11625 | 14112 | 10510 | 8103 | 6056 | 4757 | 3811 | 3076 | 2471 | 2056 | 1700 | 1161 | 1708 | 1657 | 1606 | 1275 | 1118 | 1002 | 872 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31AM2.50m | 7:10PM2.64m | 7:29AM2.60m | 7:58PM2.78m | 8:17AM2.73m | 8:39PM2.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM1.02m | 1:26AM1.05m | 1:45PM0.92m | 2:12AM0.93m | 2:30PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 373 | 442 | 7311 | 11672 | 10510 | 8103 | 6056 | 4757 | 3811 | 3076 | 2471 | 2056 | 1700 | 1161 | 1708 | 1657 | 1606 | 1275 | 1118 | 1002 | 872 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 9 | — | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WNW 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 147 | — | 15 | 51 | 139 | 82 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 308 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3298 | 3162 | 11625 | 14112 | 200 | 257 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 155 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
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