Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 9PM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1960 | 4222 | 4185 | 4570 | 4031 | 3543 | 3079 | 2731 | 2144 | 1716 | 1504 | 1301 | 1159 | 826 | 624 | 536 | 536 | 615 | 709 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:44PM1.30m | 3:35AM1.42m | 4:20PM1.39m | 4:17AM1.49m | 4:54PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.58m | 10:04AM0.33m | 10:16PM0.49m | 10:39AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | 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 16 |
| kJ | 1488 | 4222 | 4185 | 4570 | 4031 | 3543 | 3079 | 2731 | 2144 | 1716 | 1504 | 1301 | 1159 | 826 | 624 | 536 | 536 | 465 | 709 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 20 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1960 | 12 | — | 24 | 73 | 148 | 181 | 173 | 166 | 148 | 139 | 179 | 76 | 85 | 280 | 399 | 486 | 615 | 264 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 140 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 35 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 58 | 53 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 68 | 61 | 83 | 62 | 311 | 234 | 38 | 49 | 56 | 58 | 80 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 868 | 868 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 868 |
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