
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 11PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, gales from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
412 | 424 | 431 | 368 | 323 | 323 | 264 | 215 | 183 | 180 | 183 | 194 | 297 | 352 | 450 | 1267 | 2532 | 3727 | 3245 | 3933 | 4132 | 4890 | 4752 | 3623 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:32PM2.58m | 5:01AM2.62m | 5:42PM2.57m | 6:06AM2.60m | 6:47PM2.64m | 7:04AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM1.00m | 11:21AM0.91m | 11:56PM1.02m | 12:25PM0.89m | 1:00AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | SW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
412 | 424 | 431 | 368 | 68 | 89 | 205 | 215 | 581 | 493 | 617 | 677 | 603 | 637 | 371 | 479 | 1344 | 1847 | 1631 | 1459 | 1269 | 1144 | 1027 | 1027 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | 52 | 53 | 11 | 323 | 323 | 264 | 2 | 183 | 180 | 183 | 194 | 297 | 352 | 450 | 185 | 73 | 33 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | N 6 | NE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | N 8 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
— | — | 1 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 499 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 448 | 1267 | 2532 | 3727 | 3245 | 3933 | 4132 | 4890 | 4752 | 3623 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 111 | 111 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 164 |
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