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The Desert surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Desert surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Desert sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Desert today?
The current surf forecast for The Desert at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s 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 (22 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Desert. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 282 | 276 | 282 | 295 | 307 | 269 | 269 | 275 | 275 | 281 | 281 | 245 | 225 | 196 | 196 | 163 | 139 | 110 | 70 | 67 | 59 | 39 | 44 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:05PM 1.64 | 8:38AM 1.63 | 8:59PM 1.72 | 9:35AM 1.66 | 9:52PM 1.78 | 10:28AM 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:26AM 0.39 | 2:58PM 0.42 | 3:26AM 0.35 | 3:50PM 0.38 | 4:24AM 0.30 | 4:42PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
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