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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 5AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (20 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111121211111111771313131212121213131314131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)179247314309288283251247265312299326376353341341410430370563607590509458
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
3.32
11:22AM
3.47
11:46PM
3.40
12:00PM
3.47
12:24AM
3.39
12:40PM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
0.07
5:38PM
0.02
5:56AM
0.08
6:18PM
0.06
6:37AM
0.18
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----7:26-------7:26-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:36-------7:34
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171515151617171615151313141616161514141415171716
Feels °C (?)131111121413121110108891111121211121214151616
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