Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 1PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
2.5
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
4
SSE
9
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
548
736
623
689
922
1262
1833
2550
4084
5129
4939
4391
3917
3151
2419
1983
1550
1068
1716
1491
1289
1141
1067
933
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
60
SSE
65
SSE
65
SSE
65
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:47AM2.88m
3:21PM2.72m
3:42AM2.82m
4:23PM2.71m
4:46AM2.79m
5:40PM2.76m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.75m
9:37PM0.90m
10:05AM0.79m
10:40PM0.93m
11:12AM0.80m
11:57PM0.89m
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7:43
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7:43
7:43
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5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
4
2
1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
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