Desperation Point Surf Break

Desperation Point, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 39.47° S 173.86° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperation Point sea temperature is
15.9° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Tumahu wx

22 km NNE216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 90°)
5
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waiongana wx

49 km NE138 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ohakea Airport

153 km ESE5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
10
light winds from the NNE
(9 km/h at 20°)
4 °C10.0
10.0


Collingwood

162 km SSW100 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 81°)
0
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Karere wx

174 km SE15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
5
4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Otaki

179 km SE12 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 139°)
5
3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

181 km ESE31 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapiti Aeromodellers

191 km SSE6 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 124°)
0
2.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paekakariki

194 km SSE267 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the SE
(13 km/h at 135°)
30
9.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

194 km ESE160 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
dry
-
(- km/h at °)
- °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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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