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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.9
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)1414141414141313131313131277788777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)367362362352342323373400394388382286320328458675894685537431396449637655
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
NW
5
W
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
2.63
9:10AM
2.82
9:29PM
2.76
9:49AM
2.97
10:10PM
2.89
10:27AM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58AM
0.86
3:23PM
0.89
3:41AM
0.75
4:02PM
0.77
4:19AM
0.63
4:39PM
0.66
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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Sunset-------8:52-------8:52-------8:51
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Rain (mm)
12111-------------------
Temp. °C181718171820191816161616171718171715141315171718
Feels °C (?)1818191718211816131413131211119976579910
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