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Desperation Point Surf Forecast
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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.3° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 295 | 382 | 376 | 353 | 341 | 397 | 410 | 471 | 411 | 555 | 607 | 590 | 509 | 458 | 472 | 501 | 472 | 357 | 394 | 463 | 621 | 388 | 472 | 721 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:00PM 3.47 | 12:24AM 3.39 | 12:40PM 3.38 | 1:06AM 3.30 | 1:24PM 3.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:56AM 0.08 | 6:18PM 0.06 | 6:37AM 0.18 | 7:01PM 0.19 | 7:23AM 0.35 | 7:46PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
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