Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 4PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
814 | 791 | 615 | 1199 | 1184 | 975 | 899 | 732 | 630 | 638 | 740 | 859 | 784 | 845 | 702 | 777 | 528 | 1358 | 978 | 892 | 911 | 899 | 874 | 850 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:12PM2.78m | 6:27AM2.91m | 7:17PM2.96m | 7:31AM3.03m | 8:13PM3.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.65m | 00:25AM0.73m | 12:56PM0.53m | 1:29AM0.57m | 1:55PM0.40m | 2:26AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
— | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
814 | 791 | 615 | 1199 | 1184 | 975 | 899 | 732 | 630 | 638 | 222 | 859 | 784 | 845 | 702 | 777 | 528 | 1358 | 978 | 892 | 911 | 899 | 874 | 850 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 18 | SSE 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 20 |
273 | 344 | 427 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 62 | 11 | 740 | 141 | 53 | 25 | 273 | 348 | 499 | 135 | 126 | 77 | 103 | 81 | 68 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | SSE 4 | WSW 13 | — | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | S 10 |
9 | 18 | 9 | 29 | — | 38 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 198 | — | 11 | 11 | 47 | 90 | 89 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | W 6 |
— | — | — | 6 | 44 | 191 | 282 | 396 | 431 | 366 | — | 9 | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 149 | 62 | 35 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
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