Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 325 | 264 | 264 | 268 | 268 | 272 | 622 | 692 | 733 | 749 | 711 | 656 | 638 | 621 | 480 | 447 | 427 | 396 | 368 | 309 | 269 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.49m | 2:13PM1.40m | 2:14AM1.52m | 3:10PM1.49m | 3:15AM1.56m | 3:59PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.26m | 8:05PM0.52m | 8:44AM0.22m | 9:09PM0.43m | 9:38AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 330 | 325 | 264 | 264 | 268 | 268 | 272 | 622 | 692 | 733 | 749 | 711 | 656 | 638 | 621 | 480 | 447 | 427 | 396 | 368 | 309 | 269 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 17 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 7 | SSW 21 | SSE 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 53 | 35 | 124 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 97 | 184 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | NW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | NW 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | NW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 35 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 53 | 50 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 15 | 15 | 248 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 44 | 34 | 28 | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 118 | 82 | 82 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 1558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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