Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 10AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 974 | 1782 | 3426 | 4159 | 4548 | 4485 | 5140 | 5873 | 7284 | 7857 | 7953 | 6742 | 5747 | 5359 | 4815 | 4363 | 4021 | 3695 | 3243 | 2951 | 2911 | 2634 | 2412 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:55AM2.39m | 6:37PM2.54m | 7:00AM2.50m | 7:29PM2.69m | 7:52AM2.65m | 8:12PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM1.14m | 00:58AM1.12m | 1:18PM0.99m | 1:48AM0.95m | 2:06PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 114 | 102 | 211 | — | 126 | 184 | — | — | — | 7857 | 7953 | 6742 | 5747 | 5359 | 4815 | 4363 | 4021 | 3695 | 3243 | 1413 | 1076 | 2634 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 143 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 974 | 1782 | 3426 | 4159 | 4548 | 4485 | 5140 | 5873 | 7284 | 7141 | 6868 | — | 5100 | — | — | — | — | 371 | — | 2951 | 2911 | 366 | 2412 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 270 | 206 | 270 | 270 | 266 | 266 | 267 | 250 | 191 | 206 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 256 | 255 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 223 | 223 |
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