Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperation Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 624 | 615 | 528 | 520 | 512 | 711 | 286 | 299 | 389 | 495 | 423 | 278 | 186 | 112 | 140 | 277 | 530 | 850 | 888 | 888 | 1077 | 630 | 504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:15AM2.87m | 2:43PM2.70m | 3:05AM2.68m | 3:37PM2.56m | 4:06AM2.53m | 4:49PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.74m | 8:58PM0.93m | 9:25AM0.89m | 9:56PM1.08m | 10:23AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 624 | 615 | 528 | 520 | 512 | 10 | 286 | 196 | 149 | 94 | 93 | 278 | 186 | 107 | 68 | 277 | 530 | 850 | 888 | 888 | 1077 | 630 | 504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 51 | 50 | 93 | 93 | 112 | 140 | 47 | 33 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | S 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 7 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 57 | 55 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 711 | 186 | 299 | 389 | 495 | 423 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 16 | 10 | 79 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 86 | 103 | 62 | 90 | 90 | 83 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 31 | 90 | 90 | 83 |
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