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Desperation Point surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Dec 2024 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Desperation Point today?

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 1AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Dec)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (27 Dec)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (27 Dec)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
2.5
SSE
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SSE
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.7
WSW
1.9
SSE
1.4
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)121211811119988887881111111111141415151414131313138899911111188108111212121211111111111113121213131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)129292575876211431167108210269358295683361811281021071212221831761832293396106785456341094151159690811748087247709548717781027844578455469341500399280443427207149149291335304371444512410359
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
35
SSE
50
SE
45
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
15
ESE
5
S
5
W
5
SW
15
SSE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
S
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNW
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononononcrosscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
2.55
8:06AM
2.62
8:19PM
2.63
8:54AM
2.76
9:08PM
2.73
9:35AM
2.91
9:53PM
2.85
10:14AM
3.06
10:34PM
2.96
10:53AM
3.18
11:14PM
3.06
11:32AM
3.27
11:53PM
3.14
12:11PM
3.35
12:35AM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
0.87
2:18PM
0.97
2:38AM
0.79
3:05PM
0.87
3:22AM
0.71
3:46PM
0.76
4:04AM
0.62
4:25PM
0.67
4:44AM
0.55
5:05PM
0.60
5:24AM
0.48
5:45PM
0.52
6:03AM
0.42
6:27PM
0.48
6:45AM
0.41
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset-------8:52-------8:53-------8:53-------8:53-------8:53-------8:53-------8:53----
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Rain (mm)
--1------------------------11---1--1------------------------
Temp. °C171616171717171615151514161717171515141518191918171717171718181715151414161617171414151517171717161515151717181816161616
Feels °C (?)121181010910988991213151614151415171716161515161513141413108911161516151212131215161514141414141515151513131314
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