Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 3PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 629 | 608 | 753 | 602 | 447 | 447 | 441 | 430 | 302 | 283 | 220 | 217 | 214 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 96 | 286 | 268 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:07AM1.53m | 7:11PM1.66m | 7:49AM1.47m | 7:48PM1.60m | 8:32AM1.39m | 8:27PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.33m | 1:37AM0.17m | 1:41PM0.41m | 2:18AM0.22m | 2:21PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 629 | 608 | 753 | 602 | 447 | 447 | 441 | 430 | 302 | 283 | 220 | 217 | 214 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 96 | 56 | 54 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 94 | 92 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 38 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 81 | 89 | 155 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 126 | 69 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 51 | 71 | 109 | 103 | 60 | 43 | 28 | 135 | 38 | 86 | 61 | 41 | 35 | 95 | 73 | 71 | 22 | 286 | 268 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 1558 | 8 | 1258 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1558 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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