Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
13.9°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperation Point at 5PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (14 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (14 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3130
2830
2529
2285
2285
2089
1028
921
934
774
672
530
437
373
304
299
295
295
290
325
669
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:27AM3.24m
11:42PM3.19m
12:01PM3.12m
00:16AM3.01m
12:36PM2.97m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.34m
5:59AM0.33m
6:15PM0.52m
6:35AM0.50m
6:54PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
9
8
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
7
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