Desperation Point Surf Break

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 11PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, gales from the SSE by Wed night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
4
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1370
1111
921
752
736
1029
1003
1240
1457
1645
2431
3838
4939
5484
5140
4570
3917
3520
2967
2301
1879
1337
1716
1491
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
60
SSE
70
SSE
65
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
SE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:30PM2.77m
2:47AM2.88m
3:21PM2.72m
3:42AM2.82m
4:23PM2.71m
4:46AM2.79m
Low Tide
8:43PM0.84m
9:11AM0.75m
9:37PM0.90m
10:05AM0.79m
10:40PM0.93m
11:12AM0.80m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
-1
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
17
Energy kJ
1370
1111
921
752
501
418
406
394
346
358
508
556
565
1647
1303
1295
1582
1351
1244
921
961
659
1716
1491
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
1
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
Energy kJ
60
32
18
11
11
6
6
37
95
126
209
309
255
463
412
176
336
336
742
503
768
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
Energy kJ
2
9
8
1
11
46
90
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
4
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
Energy kJ
47
95
137
192
736
1029
1003
1240
1457
1645
2431
3838
4939
5484
5140
4570
3917
3520
2967
2301
1879
1337
823
522
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
Distance (km)
28
31
31
31
35
39
39
39
149
149
148
164
164
164
164
173
164
164
164
173
173
39
39
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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