Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 2AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 531 | 540 | 540 | 508 | 359 | 305 | 306 | 1249 | 945 | 909 | 2598 | 5161 | 5562 | 6258 | 6716 | 8388 | 9213 | 11291 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:28PM3.26m | 8:52AM3.17m | 9:13PM3.39m | 9:36AM3.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.46m | 2:43AM0.34m | 3:03PM0.27m | 3:26AM0.19m | 3:45PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 444 | 531 | 540 | 540 | 508 | 359 | 305 | 173 | 407 | 489 | 689 | 2598 | 5161 | 5562 | 6258 | 6716 | 3705 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 214 | 146 | 184 | 211 | 273 | 264 | 306 | 263 | 945 | 909 | 865 | 929 | — | 78 | 24 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WSW 15 | — | WSW 24 | SW 13 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 149 | 23 | 22 | — | 21 | — | 54 | 172 | 154 | 441 | 723 | 678 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 8 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 51 | 41 | 111 | 164 | 167 | 1249 | 24 | 275 | 498 | 415 | 192 | — | 5374 | 8388 | 9213 | 11291 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 252 | 183 | 155 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 7 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 222 |
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