Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
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2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.2
W
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.1
SW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
960
841
805
587
644
1308
1836
2046
1913
1929
1603
1032
686
346
279
283
283
530
389
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:26PM3.18m
9:47AM3.10m
9:59PM3.30m
10:21AM3.20m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.45m
3:39AM0.42m
3:54PM0.32m
4:13AM0.29m
4:27PM0.24m
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
3
8
2
2
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
7
6
6
5
7
6
9
9
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
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