Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 8PM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 281 | 497 | 935 | 1721 | 2216 | 2023 | 1608 | 1328 | 957 | 849 | 755 | 668 | 490 | 367 | 264 | 456 | 463 | 469 | 463 | 418 | 412 | 412 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46PM2.94m | 2:09AM3.04m | 2:38PM2.79m | 3:03AM2.86m | 3:33PM2.66m | 4:00AM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.64m | 8:30AM0.66m | 8:48PM0.79m | 9:22AM0.78m | 9:45PM0.92m | 10:18AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 149 | 98 | 72 | 82 | 123 | 2216 | 2023 | 1608 | 1328 | 957 | 137 | 149 | 668 | 490 | 367 | 264 | 456 | 463 | 469 | 463 | 418 | 412 | 412 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 73 | 90 | — | — | 121 | 119 | 138 | 105 | 142 | 162 | 196 | 123 | 309 | 301 | 37 | 143 | 113 | 108 | 77 | 73 | 53 | 53 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | S 5 | S 20 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | — | 95 | 154 | — | 39 | 261 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | — | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 160 | 281 | 497 | 935 | 1721 | 1946 | — | 1269 | — | — | 849 | 755 | — | 15 | 47 | — | 32 | 13 | 18 | — | — | 4 | 12 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 266 | 258 | 205 | 191 | 35 | 184 | 200 | 184 | 184 | 183 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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