Desperation Point Surf Forecast

/ Taranaki (31 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (462 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.47° S 173.86° E)

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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 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 15.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 11AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Afternoon (02 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (02 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s

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

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	Wednesday 02							Thursday 03								Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	!	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	2	3	2	1	2	2	1	3	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	17	17	15	15	16	16	15	15	10	11	12	11	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	1159	1143	999	839	669	664	586	578	503	464	390	484	383	858	498	510	457	491	398	408	344	541	2359	2089	3094	2775	2518	2299	2275	2272	2006	1587	1365	1297	986	838	1012	1056	981	780	621	493	312	292	256	233	219	201	224	200	193	183	141	137	116	120	125	90	88	85
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	SW	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	N	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	2:11AM 2.84				2:39PM 2.64				2:59AM 2.69					3:30PM 2.54				3:53AM 2.58				4:29PM 2.48				4:55AM 2.51				5:42PM 2.49					6:03AM 2.51				6:50PM 2.58				7:05AM 2.57				7:41PM 2.72				7:57AM 2.67				8:24PM 2.86				8:42AM 2.80
Low Tide / height (m)			8:35AM 0.80				8:51PM 0.94					9:22AM 0.89				9:44PM 1.05				10:15AM 0.95				10:46PM 1.11				11:18AM 0.98				11:58PM 1.11					12:27PM 0.96				1:04AM 1.05				1:24PM 0.89				1:54AM 0.94				2:11PM 0.79				2:36AM 0.83

	Wednesday 02							Thursday 03								Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09
Sunrise	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	6	9	15	1	-	-	-	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	10	10	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	15	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	9	9	11	11	10	8	7	7	7	8	10	10	11	10	9	10	10	10	12
Feels °C (?)	8	7	6	8	10	9	10	9	8	9	9	10	10	12	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	10	11	14	8	9	7	6	7	8	7	6	5	5	6	4	3	4	6	5	5	2	1	2	3	4	6	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	9

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