Desperation Point Surf Break

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 10PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (05 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
4
4
2
!
0
2
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
9
1.5
W
8
2.1
W
10
2.4
W
11
2.2
W
12
3
W
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
2.5
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
313
865
1320
1280
2750
2362
1914
3369
3216
3309
3001
2850
2580
2007
1772
1370
1227
1028
742
626
607
628
929
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SW
15
ESE
20
ENE
30
E
40
ESE
50
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
35
SSE
25
S
45
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:00PM2.91m
1:15AM3.05m
1:43PM2.84m
1:59AM2.97m
2:30PM2.77m
2:47AM2.88m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.69m
7:39AM0.68m
7:54PM0.76m
8:23AM0.71m
8:43PM0.84m
9:11AM0.75m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<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>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
5
3
1
2
10
3
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
12
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
8
7
6
3
1
3
7
6
7
7
6
5
6
8
7
7
8
7
7
5
7
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
9
1.5
W
8
2.1
W
10
2.4
W
11
2.2
W
12
3
W
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
311
313
865
1320
1280
2750
2362
1914
3369
3216
3309
3001
2850
2580
2007
1772
1370
1227
1028
742
626
607
472
394
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
0.8
N
7
1.3
WSW
18
2.4
SSE
9
2.1
N
10
2.1
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
N
8
1.4
S
7
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
WSW
20
Energy kJ
261
197
505
392
849
61
1062
921
809
721
567
446
315
176
119
67
47
30
179
13
6
6
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
1
W
11
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
NNW
8
1
N
7
1.5
N
8
2
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.2
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
NNW
8
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
135
223
94
63
62
106
295
573
412
301
159
75
2
2
6
21
9
16
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
1.3
SE
5
2.4
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
2
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
2
8
92
628
1159
1530
75
38
25
40
44
62
392
385
284
628
929
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
39
7
0
0
113
183
183
260
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
28
35
7
0
31
35
39
35
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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