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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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 9AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
91 | 97 | 92 | 107 | 140 | 138 | 293 | 293 | 257 | 288 | 284 | 268 | 313 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 313 | 424 | 463 | 476 | 521 | 514 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:47AM2.75m | 7:20PM2.76m | 7:35AM2.80m | 8:05PM2.88m | 8:19AM2.86m | 8:44PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.84m | 1:04PM0.70m | 1:31AM0.76m | 1:50PM0.61m | 2:15AM0.68m | 2:31PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
91 | 31 | 84 | 82 | 140 | 138 | 293 | 293 | 257 | 288 | 284 | 268 | 313 | 309 | 88 | 94 | 80 | 309 | 313 | 424 | 463 | 476 | 521 | 514 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SSE 5 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 18 | SW 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 13 | S 12 |
64 | 90 | 15 | 107 | 91 | 79 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 57 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 18 | S 18 | N 4 | S 17 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — |
7 | 97 | 92 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 55 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 62 | 62 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 20 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — |
61 | 47 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 75 | 139 | 162 | 145 | 115 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 28 | 62 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 103 | 90 | 86 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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