Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 121 | 222 | 172 | 106 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 50 | 90 | 184 | 491 | 517 | 497 | 429 | 379 | 334 | 306 | 329 | 364 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45PM2.80m | 3:10AM2.80m | 3:53PM2.70m | 4:26AM2.71m | 5:26PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.74m | 9:07PM0.92m | 9:33AM0.87m | 10:16PM1.02m | 10:50AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | NW 8 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 177 | 121 | 222 | 172 | 106 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 50 | 90 | 184 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 379 | 334 | 37 | 329 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | WSW 3 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 16 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 51 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 46 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 42 | 38 | 63 | 170 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 20 | SW 20 | S 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 37 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 51 | 491 | 517 | 497 | 429 | — | — | 306 | — | 364 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 9 | 12 | 90 | 64 | 1 | 1 |
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