Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 368 | 347 | 330 | 326 | 322 | 251 | 226 | 217 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 97 | 91 | 44 | 47 | 93 | 81 | 78 | 96 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.57m | 6:45PM1.78m | 7:30AM1.55m | 7:31PM1.76m | 8:24AM1.50m | 8:23PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM0.29m | 1:16AM0.04m | 1:21PM0.32m | 2:05AM0.04m | 2:12PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 528 | 368 | 347 | 330 | 326 | 322 | 251 | 226 | 217 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 15 | 91 | 44 | 47 | 93 | 81 | 78 | 96 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 80 | 57 | 56 | 86 | 99 | 101 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 42 | 9 | 20 | 97 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | N 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSE 10 | NW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 57 | 110 | 88 | 87 | 46 | 44 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 47 | 15 | 45 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 868 | 868 | 8 | 1228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 868 | 8 | 0 |
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