Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 9PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1626
1428
1428
1428
1409
1208
1208
1191
961
936
1955
1955
1754
1524
1321
1289
1415
2386
1924
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:05AM3.46m
12:28PM3.18m
00:48AM3.29m
1:12PM3.03m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.24m
6:23AM0.30m
6:37PM0.38m
7:09AM0.43m
7:23PM0.55m
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
6
7
6
7
8
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
11
10
9
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