Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.0°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 9AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
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0
0
2
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3
5
4
1
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1
2
2
4
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1.4
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5385
5655
5856
6005
6144
3587
3499
4234
3915
3246
2526
1776
1114
1123
950
706
711
775
775
316
601
536
500
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
10
SE
15
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
10
SE
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:27AM2.63m
5:23PM2.71m
5:54AM2.68m
6:39PM2.87m
7:05AM2.82m
7:38PM3.08m
Low Tide
10:45AM1.03m
11:40PM1.00m
12:15PM0.92m
00:56AM0.81m
1:23PM0.70m
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
3
6
6
2
6
1
4
4
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
9
9
8
7
7
8
10
10
10
11
12
11
4
2
1
1
2
3
7
7
7
9
8
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