Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Desert today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Desert at 10PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Desert. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 481 | 355 | 272 | 229 | 339 | 675 | 1055 | 1233 | 1529 | 1194 | 847 | 719 | 719 | 740 | 698 | 614 | 495 | 422 | 364 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:16PM1.51m | 1:36AM1.40m | 1:57PM1.50m | 2:22AM1.39m | 2:42PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.47m | 7:36AM0.50m | 8:12PM0.48m | 8:19AM0.50m | 8:55PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 481 | 355 | 272 | 168 | 326 | 412 | 525 | 653 | 522 | 330 | 321 | 253 | 150 | 740 | 698 | 614 | 495 | 422 | 364 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 53 | 121 | 255 | 229 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 152 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 148 | 201 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 81 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 21 | 339 | 675 | 1055 | 1233 | 1529 | 1194 | 847 | 719 | 719 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 107 | 154 | 110 | 132 | 134 | 132 | 88 | 70 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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