Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 6 | SW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 140 | 101 | 99 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 123 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 75 | 37 | 171 | 122 | 72 | 103 | 177 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:26AM1.49m | 5:29PM1.67m | 6:08AM1.47m | 6:05PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.19m | 11:19AM0.36m | 11:57PM0.16m | 11:58AM0.39m | 00:35AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | 6:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 6 | SW 12 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 147 | 140 | 101 | 99 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 30 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 16 | 37 | 30 | 33 | 19 | 60 | 75 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | NW 13 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 36 | 30 | 37 | 71 | 68 | 13 | 177 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | N 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 | SW 20 | NNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 30 | 76 | 70 | 103 | 15 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 88 | 19 | 46 | 47 | 66 | 18 | 41 | 123 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 75 | 16 | 171 | 122 | 72 | 66 | 91 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1909 | 1909 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
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