Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 2AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2172 | 2136 | 2895 | 2895 | 3396 | 3826 | 3516 | 2779 | 2390 | 2119 | 1898 | 1716 | 1716 | 1546 | 1337 | 1319 | 1175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:38PM3.43m | 11:58AM3.23m | 00:15AM3.27m | 12:36PM3.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.22m | 6:08PM0.32m | 6:34AM0.35m | 6:48PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2172 | 2136 | 2895 | 2895 | 2615 | 2483 | 2292 | 2261 | 2090 | 2119 | 1898 | 1716 | 1716 | 1546 | 1337 | 1319 | 1175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 328 | 328 | 197 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 288 | 957 | 2053 | 3396 | 3826 | 3516 | 2779 | 2390 | 1819 | 1515 | 1476 | 929 | 426 | 192 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 164 | 164 | 148 | 155 | 155 | 47 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 35 |
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