Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (14 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 10PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
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 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 624 | 615 | 528 | 414 | 402 | 373 | 596 | 589 | 537 | 522 | 753 | 4084 | 3659 | 3241 | 2480 | 2265 | 2064 | 1865 | 1693 | 1619 | 1342 | 2056 | 529 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:05PM3.36m | 9:26AM3.27m | 9:54PM3.48m | 10:18AM3.32m | 10:44PM3.53m | 11:09AM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.28m | 3:19AM0.29m | 3:42PM0.20m | 4:09AM0.23m | 4:32PM0.18m | 5:01AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 624 | 615 | 528 | 414 | 346 | 373 | 596 | 589 | 537 | 522 | 638 | 4084 | 3659 | 3241 | 2480 | 2265 | 2064 | 1865 | 1693 | 1619 | 1342 | — | 451 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | S 15 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 356 | 352 | 464 | 412 | 402 | 232 | — | — | — | 40 | 364 | — | 1054 | 50 | — | — | — | 85 | 35 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 | 299 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 13 | W 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 126 | 120 | 111 | 129 | 159 | 164 | 170 | 230 | 329 | 498 | 753 | — | — | 186 | 141 | 189 | 166 | — | — | — | 29 | 2056 | 529 | 133 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 148 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 35 | 109 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 7 | 31 | 90 | 215 | 270 | 90 | 90 |
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