Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 279 | 283 | 382 | 367 | 450 | 501 | 774 | 1014 | 1093 | 1061 | 972 | 1408 | 1446 | 601 | 466 | 397 | 390 | 353 | 289 | 327 | 306 | 533 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:14AM1.18m | 10:59PM1.29m | 12:21PM1.17m | 00:04AM1.26m | 1:24PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.43m | 4:50PM0.70m | 5:45AM0.47m | 5:58PM0.72m | 6:48AM0.48m | 7:09PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 217 | 279 | 283 | 382 | 367 | 450 | 501 | 774 | 1014 | 1093 | 1061 | 972 | 14 | 14 | 601 | 466 | 397 | 390 | 353 | 289 | 200 | 186 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 34 | 52 | 81 | 119 | 121 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 49 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 47 | 1408 | 1446 | 228 | 215 | 308 | 240 | 250 | 250 | 327 | 306 | 533 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 118 | 869 | 868 | 1938 | 868 | 868 | 8 | 8 | 868 | 6 | 1962 | 1275 | 1274 | 1258 | 1258 | 1258 | 1292 | 1940 | 1938 | 1273 |
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