Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3070 | 2233 | 1547 | 1114 | 833 | 602 | 571 | 478 | 571 | 394 | 575 | 218 | 213 | 239 | 349 | 694 | 982 | 1047 | 1109 | 1133 | 1310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:20AM3.15m | 11:34PM3.33m | 11:55AM3.14m | 00:08AM3.29m | 12:31PM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.39m | 5:51AM0.42m | 6:04PM0.43m | 6:28AM0.45m | 6:42PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 3070 | 2233 | 1547 | 1114 | 833 | 602 | 571 | 478 | 571 | 394 | 575 | 218 | 213 | 121 | 339 | 694 | 885 | 975 | 1081 | 1133 | 1094 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 88 | 36 | 15 | 24 | 129 | 23 | 135 | 130 | 239 | 82 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 22 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 21 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 69 | 67 | 170 | 23 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 424 | 759 | 613 | 405 | 176 | — | — | — | 341 | 84 | — | — | 46 | 229 | 349 | 667 | 982 | 1047 | 1109 | 1099 | 1310 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 90 | 31 | 31 | 56 | 148 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 223 | 263 | 268 |
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