Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 2AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (10 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
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0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
531
540
540
508
359
305
306
1249
945
909
2598
5161
5562
6258
6716
8388
9213
11291
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WSW
20
S
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
5
SW
25
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:28PM3.26m
8:52AM3.17m
9:13PM3.39m
9:36AM3.28m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.46m
2:43AM0.34m
3:03PM0.27m
3:26AM0.19m
3:45PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
11
11
9
9
8
9
10
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
6
7
1
2
2
4
8
6
5
6
5
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