Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 2AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 874 | 915 | 929 | 863 | 779 | 690 | 634 | 634 | 479 | 318 | 1241 | 1411 | 1411 | 1441 | 2023 | 3413 | 5861 | 12213 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:51PM3.18m | 10:12AM3.07m | 10:26PM3.27m | 10:46AM3.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.55m | 4:04AM0.58m | 4:19PM0.46m | 4:39AM0.49m | 4:53PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | N 8 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 316 | 874 | 915 | 929 | 863 | 779 | 690 | 634 | 634 | 479 | 318 | 453 | 479 | 460 | 135 | 487 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | N 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 220 | 264 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 62 | — | 86 | 145 | 216 | 257 | 110 | 384 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 50 | — | — | 326 | 243 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 |
| kJ | 29 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 52 | 56 | 72 | 193 | 544 | 1241 | 1411 | 1411 | 1441 | 2023 | 3413 | 5861 | 12213 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 64 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 90 | 195 | 90 | 90 | 193 | 206 | 90 | 90 | 258 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 205 |
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