Desperation Point Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Desperation Point

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
16.4° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Desperation Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Desperation Point today (09 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 10PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)--
Afternoon (09 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (09 Jun)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2033
1834
1586
1788
1698
1632
2324
2119
1900
1647
1484
1265
1143
942
814
700
615
1199
1397
975
899
785
630
742
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
4:07PM2.60m
4:27AM2.76m
5:06PM2.66m
5:25AM2.82m
6:12PM2.78m
6:27AM2.91m
Low Tide
10:19PM0.90m
10:51AM0.75m
11:20PM0.84m
11:52AM0.65m
00:25AM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
7
6
5
6
7
8
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
8
8
7
7
8
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
7
Energy kJ
2029
1656
1355
871
1698
1632
2324
2119
1900
1647
1484
1265
1143
942
814
700
615
1199
1397
975
899
785
630
186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
WSW
19
0.2
SSE
10
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2033
1834
1586
1788
659
437
84
49
54
40
22
22
72
10
273
344
427
33
30
28
27
13
62
742
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
21
0.4
S
19
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
WSW
18
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
S
13
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
210
404
143
114
104
66
45
3
37
20
65
9
19
9
29
38
12
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
21
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
5
1
W
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
Energy kJ
9
1414
1306
198
163
78
47
15
47
185
290
335
299
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
35
10
31
31
28
7
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
31
35
39
56
62
56
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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