Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
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5
5
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4758
4758
4819
4485
3963
3606
3283
3023
2906
2542
2717
1370
1042
1028
850
721
617
607
590
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:36PM2.80m
8:02AM2.76m
8:15PM2.98m
8:41AM2.94m
8:52PM3.14m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.80m
1:55AM0.68m
2:11PM0.58m
2:32AM0.47m
2:48PM0.39m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
8
7
7
7
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
3
2
3
3
7
6
5
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
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