Desperation Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Desperation Point, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Desperation Point based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Desperation Point right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Desperation Point

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Opunake

5 km N49 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
25
moderate winds from the SW
(24 km/h at 225°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tumahu wx

22 km NNE216 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
20
moderate winds from the SSW
(21 km/h at 211°)
30
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Koru

34 km NNE410 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
light rainDry
15
light winds from the S
(17 km/h at 180°)
11.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Normanby

37 km ESE99 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Eltham

38 km E231 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

surfzone

46 km NNE48 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Brois Street

47 km NNE52 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
14.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kapurau Lane

49 km NNE60 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

New Plymouth City

50 km NNE16 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
15.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

LeppertonNZ

54 km NNE53 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 270°)
14.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Desperation Point and within an acceptable time window.

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