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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
229 | 251 | 184 | 144 | 125 | 98 | 91 | 97 | 92 | 107 | 140 | 138 | 316 | 206 | 206 | 288 | 342 | 323 | 313 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:26PM2.66m | 6:47AM2.75m | 7:20PM2.76m | 7:35AM2.80m | 8:05PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.78m | 00:38AM0.84m | 1:04PM0.70m | 1:31AM0.76m | 1:50PM0.61m | 2:15AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
190 | 184 | 153 | 93 | 28 | 94 | 61 | 33 | 84 | 82 | 140 | 138 | 316 | 206 | 206 | 288 | 342 | 323 | 313 | 309 | 62 | 309 | 309 | 309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 5 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
3 | 3 | 184 | 144 | 125 | 11 | 91 | 90 | 14 | 107 | 78 | 79 | 11 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 309 | 58 | 60 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | S 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | SSE 18 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
1 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 64 | 97 | 92 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 55 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 64 | 62 | 62 | 7 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | W 4 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | SSE 4 | — | — |
229 | 251 | 6 | 37 | 52 | 98 | 80 | 40 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 87 | 87 | 75 | 65 | 44 | — | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 153 | 83 | 35 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 62 | 56 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 90 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
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