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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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 285 | 256 | 183 | 529 | 615 | 669 | 734 | 862 | 874 | 712 | 672 | 561 | 472 | 362 | 299 | 261 | 202 | 152 | 149 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 112 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:26AM 3.07 | 11:44PM 3.10 | 11:59AM 2.94 | 12:18AM 2.97 | 12:35PM 2.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:24AM 0.47 | 5:42PM 0.42 | 5:59AM 0.62 | 6:16PM 0.57 | 6:36AM 0.78 | 6:53PM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wed 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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