Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SSW 18 | SW 23 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 431 | 328 | 437 | 347 | 330 | 371 | 335 | 234 | 317 | 263 | 255 | 212 | 175 | 171 | 218 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:10AM1.72m | 5:50PM1.67m | 5:58AM1.73m | 6:31PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.29m | 11:32AM0.05m | 11:51PM0.23m | 12:15PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 424 | 431 | 328 | 437 | 347 | 330 | 371 | 335 | 234 | 317 | 263 | 255 | 212 | 175 | 171 | 139 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 12 | SW 9 | NNW 12 | SW 8 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 37 | 14 | 16 | 54 | 115 | 108 | 114 | 98 | 97 | 184 | 145 | 130 | 155 | 209 | 207 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | SW 22 | NNW 12 | SSW 22 | NNW 12 | SSW 21 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SW 20 | NNW 11 | SE 4 | NNW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 |
| kJ | 11 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 14 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 142 | 218 | 268 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 144 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 927 | 118 | 118 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 868 | 927 | 927 | 274 |
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