Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 4AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
4
4
3
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1028
2378
2171
2244
2109
2064
2078
1886
1877
1674
649
1488
1295
1085
887
768
814
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:12PM2.86m
8:35AM2.81m
8:50PM3.03m
9:12AM2.97m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.76m
2:45PM0.62m
3:04AM0.58m
3:20PM0.45m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
10
9
10
10
11
12
12
14
12
14
13
12
10
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