Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 4AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
!
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
2.1
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
3
NW
8
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
277
530
663
902
936
922
630
504
423
320
320
509
928
667
627
808
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:06AM2.53m
4:49PM2.49m
5:20AM2.47m
6:10PM2.53m
Low Tide
9:56PM1.08m
10:23AM1.02m
11:07PM1.17m
11:39AM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
6
11
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
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