Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
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0
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0
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3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
1.6
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
5
W
14
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
775
1457
1136
921
981
683
870
2414
3676
10686
6652
10896
8909
6228
4757
3811
2866
2285
1886
1700
Wind (km/h)
35
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:10PM2.53m
6:31AM2.50m
7:10PM2.64m
7:29AM2.60m
7:58PM2.78m
Low Tide
11:39AM1.07m
00:26AM1.15m
12:50PM1.02m
1:26AM1.05m
1:45PM0.92m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
2
12
4
2
2
1
2
3
2
5
2
2
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
9
8
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
3
2
1
4
5
6
6
4
4
4
3
4
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