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The Desert surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at The Desert today?
The current surf forecast for The Desert at 7AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Desert. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 47 | 46 | 137 | 201 | 217 | 407 | 900 | 943 | 833 | 768 | 513 | 486 | 396 | 381 | 308 | 296 | 244 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 151 | 110 | 130 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:50AM 1.71 | 5:25PM 1.71 | 5:49AM 1.80 | 6:26PM 1.74 | 6:48AM 1.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:33PM 0.43 | 11:05AM 0.38 | 11:38PM 0.43 | 12:11PM 0.36 | 12:41AM 0.40 | 1:17PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 05 | Thursday 06 | Friday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
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