Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
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4
1
0
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2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4862
3839
5145
4327
4181
3736
2686
1496
1799
1410
926
702
829
799
787
787
679
545
436
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
20
SSE
20
SE
40
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:23PM2.71m
5:54AM2.68m
6:39PM2.87m
7:05AM2.82m
7:38PM3.08m
Low Tide
11:40PM1.00m
12:15PM0.92m
00:56AM0.81m
1:23PM0.70m
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
4
5
8
4
16
9
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
12
12
11
9
9
8
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
8
9
11
11
8
8
3
-1
0
-1
1
2
4
6
8
8
8
8
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