Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.5° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 10AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
979
1657
1606
1302
1145
1108
969
767
754
660
553
455
380
340
313
313
313
313
308
308
316
362
915
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
0
NE
10
SW
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:17AM2.73m
8:39PM2.93m
8:59AM2.86m
9:16PM3.06m
9:37AM2.98m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.93m
2:30PM0.79m
2:52AM0.80m
3:09PM0.66m
3:28AM0.68m
3:45PM0.55m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
9
11
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
10
10
9
8
9
8
8
9
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
4
5
7
8
5
6
5
4
4
4
3
6
6
5
4
6
5
5
5
6
7
6
6
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