Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s 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 October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 96 | 230 | 214 | 211 | 170 | 330 | 326 | 371 | 197 | 207 | 207 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.60m | 8:32AM1.39m | 8:27PM1.52m | 9:19AM1.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.22m | 2:21PM0.49m | 3:01AM0.29m | 3:04PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 214 | 186 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 96 | 46 | 39 | 211 | 170 | 330 | 326 | 371 | 197 | 138 | 136 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | NNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 81 | 70 | 155 | 69 | 125 | 60 | 37 | 10 | 140 | 207 | 207 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | SW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 126 | 69 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 47 | 35 | 23 | 62 | — | 20 | 230 | 214 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 37 | 20 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1560 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
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