Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 5PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 690 | 634 | 553 | 479 | 447 | 1256 | 1294 | 1377 | 1437 | 1996 | 2982 | 5101 | 7016 | 7686 | 6538 | 5428 | 3912 | 2747 | 1905 | 1197 | 923 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:12AM3.07m | 10:26PM3.27m | 10:46AM3.13m | 11:00PM3.32m | 11:20AM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.46m | 4:39AM0.49m | 4:53PM0.41m | 5:14AM0.44m | 5:28PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | N 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 690 | 634 | 553 | 479 | 447 | 447 | 536 | 160 | 335 | 487 | — | — | — | — | 6538 | 5428 | 3912 | 2747 | 1905 | 1197 | 923 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 20 | N 8 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 62 | 62 | — | 86 | 145 | 216 | 122 | 440 | 111 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 88 | 50 | — | 257 | 326 | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 60 | 131 | 131 | 207 | 537 | 1256 | 1294 | 1377 | 1437 | 1996 | 2982 | 5101 | 7016 | 7686 | — | — | 124 | 788 | 527 | 286 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 252 | 193 | 205 | 90 | 206 | 206 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 206 | 195 | 149 | 28 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
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