Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 9PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
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)
1.7
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1415
2109
1537
1356
1191
996
862
850
721
710
653
634
624
536
528
520
512
512
341
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:12PM3.03m
1:31AM3.08m
1:56PM2.86m
2:15AM2.87m
2:43PM2.70m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.55m
7:52AM0.58m
8:09PM0.75m
8:37AM0.74m
8:58PM0.93m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
9
10
9
6
5
5
7
6
6
4
5
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
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