- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Desperation Point Surf Forecast
/ Taranaki (31 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 13 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 11PM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6727 | 9076 | 9766 | 8654 | 8171 | 8554 | 8159 | 7400 | 6312 | 5044 | 5201 | 4258 | 3460 | 3139 | 3139 | 3264 | 2999 | 2789 | 953 | 1216 | 1433 | 1197 | 847 | 738 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:24PM 3.07 | 1:49AM 2.92 | 2:25PM 2.85 | 3:02AM 2.70 | 3:47PM 2.69 | 4:29AM 2.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:46PM 0.64 | 8:09AM 0.71 | 8:50PM 0.88 | 9:15AM 0.95 | 10:08PM 1.04 | 10:42AM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki
The wind is still cross-on at Desperation Point (moderate winds from the SW at Tumahu wx 22 km from Desperation Point). A 5.3m groundswell from the WSW is too big for here
22 km away, 2 h 0 min ago
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Desperation Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest