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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 02 Feb 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
19.3° 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 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (03 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (03 Feb)16ft (5.0m)13s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
5
WNW
4
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212111178101313121212111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)239239239199199223215500116924648161488727701825146311871111976885773643531486495
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
15
N
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
3.30
11:38AM
3.50
11:59PM
3.30
12:18PM
3.45
12:38AM
3.24
12:56PM
3.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
0.28
5:27AM
0.22
5:53PM
0.24
6:09AM
0.23
6:34PM
0.27
6:48AM
0.31
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:37-------6:37--
Sunset-8:39-------8:38-------8:37------
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
22----3--113------------
Temp. °C202120191920181718171715151515161616151414141618
Feels °C (?)21211917171812101111167678101112111111111315
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