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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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 4AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
752 | 682 | 682 | 785 | 682 | 663 | 607 | 545 | 465 | 465 | 458 | 394 | 346 | 341 | 330 | 273 | 268 | 268 | 241 | 199 | 199 | 206 | 133 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:14PM3.19m | 10:29AM3.06m | 10:47PM3.18m | 11:02AM3.01m | 11:19PM3.12m | 11:37AM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.47m | 4:41PM0.40m | 5:00AM0.56m | 5:15PM0.50m | 5:34AM0.67m | 5:51PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
752 | 682 | 682 | 785 | 682 | 663 | 607 | 545 | 465 | 465 | 458 | 394 | 346 | 341 | 330 | 273 | 268 | 268 | 241 | 199 | 199 | 206 | 93 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
24 | 33 | 25 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 133 | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 90 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 148 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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