Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 9AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s 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 (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
WSW
14
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.2
W
10
1.7
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1155
1067
1112
1083
840
818
807
656
647
553
413
390
323
236
189
125
1050
728
569
481
361
321
294
841
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
W
5
W
5
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:18AM2.93m
8:01PM3.13m
8:23AM3.09m
8:54PM3.34m
9:18AM3.23m
9:44PM3.50m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.75m
1:42PM0.59m
2:15AM0.56m
2:40PM0.42m
3:09AM0.38m
3:32PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
3
3
4
7
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
8
7
7
8
8
10
10
9
10
9
8
10
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