Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
173
135
137
128
119
314
449
553
538
508
479
465
394
388
382
335
314
260
255
184
144
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
ENE
0
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:47PM2.80m
6:19AM2.67m
6:54PM2.84m
7:25AM2.74m
7:51PM2.90m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.83m
12:34PM0.86m
1:13AM0.73m
1:39PM0.74m
2:09AM0.60m
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Temp °C
19
19
18
16
16
16
18
18
19
17
16
16
16
15
18
18
19
18
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
16
17
17
14
14
15
17
16
19
15
15
15
16
14
19
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
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