Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 11PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3313 | 2647 | 2272 | 2119 | 1953 | 1873 | 1716 | 1546 | 911 | 1319 | 1175 | 1143 | 955 | 928 | 889 | 863 | 936 | 1028 | 964 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:15AM3.27m | 12:36PM3.09m | 00:52AM3.07m | 1:14PM2.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.32m | 6:34AM0.35m | 6:48PM0.51m | 7:13AM0.52m | 7:30PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2292 | 2261 | 2261 | 2119 | 1953 | 1873 | 1716 | 1546 | 911 | 1319 | 1175 | 1143 | 955 | 928 | 889 | 863 | 936 | 1028 | 964 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | 50 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3313 | 2647 | 2272 | 1879 | 1450 | 1140 | 495 | 262 | 127 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 113 | 155 | 148 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 7 | 10 |
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