Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.6° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
20
2.5
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
19
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3070
2233
1547
1114
833
602
571
478
571
394
575
218
213
239
349
694
982
1047
1109
1133
1310
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
10
E
0
S
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:20AM3.15m
11:34PM3.33m
11:55AM3.14m
00:08AM3.29m
12:31PM3.10m
Low Tide
5:28PM0.39m
5:51AM0.42m
6:04PM0.43m
6:28AM0.45m
6:42PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
9
8
8
7
8
9
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
0
0
0
0
3
4
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
7
7
6
5
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