Desperation Point Surf Break

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
15.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
463
456
450
352
342
342
299
299
299
249
249
172
167
157
154
101
103
79
82
80
64
64
61
27
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:10PM3.16m
10:31AM3.02m
10:46PM3.20m
11:06AM3.03m
11:21PM3.21m
11:43AM3.02m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.60m
4:23AM0.67m
4:39PM0.57m
4:59AM0.65m
5:15PM0.56m
5:37AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
13
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
463
456
450
352
342
342
299
299
299
249
249
172
167
157
154
101
103
79
82
80
64
64
61
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
9
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
8
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
26
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
7
7
5
18
4
3
3
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
12
1
10
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
W
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
NNW
4
Energy kJ
14
2
1
1
2
7
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
31
28
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
12
28
28
46
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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