Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 24 May 2026 NZST
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Desperation Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 5PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (24 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
1.6
SSE
6
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
637
890
1408
1339
1322
1288
1016
934
934
752
659
649
451
351
346
233
199
184
144
191
129
107
97
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
E
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:17PM2.63m
4:50AM2.75m
5:21PM2.61m
5:51AM2.73m
6:26PM2.66m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.83m
10:28PM0.92m
11:08AM0.84m
11:35PM0.91m
12:10PM0.78m
00:38AM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
10
9
8
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
341
637
890
1408
1339
1322
1288
1016
934
934
752
659
649
451
351
346
233
184
137
77
94
123
91
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
19
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
Energy kJ
402
341
255
16
15
14
7
6
6
5
4
4
13
3
3
3
3
3
184
144
125
7
64
97
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
S
12
0.2
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
39
34
18
3
4
4
6
6
7
6
6
4
1
4
4
1
1
1
11
29
29
26
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
WNW
3
1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.5
WSW
7
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
22
21
20
21
21
12
11
2
62
106
137
172
167
199
7
22
191
129
107
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
31
28
28
28
0
0
0
0
35
90
1
1
90
90
90
148
164
103
31
0
28
28
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
6
7
7
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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