Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
833
711
571
478
540
394
575
268
396
299
581
989
1206
1373
1532
1197
1310
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:34PM3.33m
11:55AM3.14m
00:08AM3.29m
12:31PM3.10m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.42m
6:04PM0.43m
6:28AM0.45m
6:42PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
2
5
5
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
6
5
7
7
7
6
7
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