Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 1PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (04 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2189
2345
1748
1116
2529
1407
943
661
1495
1045
862
711
555
444
437
330
309
177
177
140
222
172
108
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
15
S
30
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:44AM3.20m
1:10PM3.02m
1:25AM3.08m
1:53PM2.91m
2:12AM2.94m
2:45PM2.80m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.51m
7:24PM0.64m
7:49AM0.61m
8:11PM0.78m
8:36AM0.74m
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clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
4
4
6
0
-3
-2
-1
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
7
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