Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 6PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 663 | 682 | 769 | 698 | 3423 | 1984 | 1249 | 1260 | 861 | 399 | 706 | 770 | 1344 | 1725 | 2576 | 2515 | 2035 | 3369 | 3549 | 3504 | 3514 | 3199 | 2705 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 12:21PM2.97m | 00:36AM3.13m | 1:00PM2.91m | 1:15AM3.05m | 1:43PM2.84m | 1:59AM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.65m | 6:29PM0.62m | 6:57AM0.66m | 7:10PM0.69m | 7:39AM0.68m | 7:54PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 18 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 157 | 663 | 682 | 769 | 698 | 210 | 1984 | 1249 | 443 | 861 | 399 | 706 | 770 | 1344 | 1725 | 2576 | 2515 | 1234 | 3369 | 3549 | 3504 | 3514 | 3199 | 2705 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 17 | W 22 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | N 8 | — | WSW 17 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | — | N 7 | WSW 13 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 229 | 29 | 9 | 53 | 75 | — | 283 | 212 | — | 443 | 261 | 188 | 540 | 422 | 433 | — | 36 | 2035 | 1064 | 993 | 645 | 412 | 309 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 18 | — | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | WSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 44 | 7 | — | 10 | 26 | — | — | 249 | — | 58 | 138 | 362 | 434 | 58 | 35 | — | — | 917 | 599 | 277 | 118 | 36 | 13 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 10 | N 8 | — | NW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 75 | 191 | 427 | 587 | 996 | 3423 | 326 | — | 1260 | 710 | — | — | — | 8 | 60 | 269 | 1141 | 327 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 90 | 90 | 103 | 155 | 9 | 48 | 47 | 90 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 155 | 260 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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