Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 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) | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 634 | 431 | 387 | 367 | 330 | 456 | 383 | 286 | 282 | 277 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 206 | 136 | 131 | 129 | 184 | 96 | 94 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:16AM1.59m | 6:36PM1.69m | 6:59AM1.58m | 7:14PM1.71m | 7:44AM1.54m | 7:55PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:24PM0.22m | 00:52AM0.19m | 1:01PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.16m | 1:42PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 286 | 431 | 367 | 367 | 330 | 192 | 149 | 142 | 113 | 83 | 137 | 137 | 109 | 206 | 136 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 501 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 325 | 307 | 286 | 282 | 277 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 109 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | — | — | S 12 | NW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NW 14 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SE 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 40 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 634 | 380 | 387 | 339 | 284 | 456 | 383 | 262 | 211 | 189 | 205 | 205 | 125 | 104 | 77 | 77 | 54 | 184 | 8 | 22 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1258 | 1258 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1938 | 1938 | 1938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1962 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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