Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 11PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)--
Afternoon (06 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (06 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
6
0.5
SW
11
1.3
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
61
275
297
273
233
206
164
181
143
143
199
268
276
304
455
732
862
1014
994
876
863
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
NE
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:41PM2.96m
9:09AM2.96m
9:25PM3.01m
9:50AM3.07m
10:05PM3.05m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.62m
2:56AM0.47m
3:19PM0.51m
3:38AM0.39m
4:00PM0.45m
4:16AM0.35m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
15
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
17
15
15
16
17
19
19
16
16
13
13
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
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