Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.7° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 6AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
0.7
SW
12
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
262
330
495
387
299
216
127
140
277
530
955
902
936
1137
630
504
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:05AM2.68m
3:37PM2.56m
4:06AM2.53m
4:49PM2.49m
Low Tide
8:58PM0.93m
9:25AM0.89m
9:56PM1.08m
10:23AM1.02m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
7
6
6
8
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
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