Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 9AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1588 | 1452 | 1102 | 1087 | 1010 | 886 | 712 | 672 | 569 | 569 | 486 | 453 | 407 | 413 | 413 | 277 | 245 | 196 | 199 | 164 | 145 | 147 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.33m | 9:52PM1.45m | 10:43AM1.23m | 10:42PM1.37m | 11:48AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.32m | 3:38PM0.52m | 4:25AM0.40m | 4:27PM0.61m | 5:24AM0.46m | 5:26PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1588 | 1452 | 1102 | 1087 | 1010 | 886 | 712 | 672 | 569 | 569 | 486 | 453 | 407 | 413 | 413 | 277 | 245 | 196 | 199 | 164 | 145 | 147 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 38 | 52 | 71 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 196 | 173 | 167 | 121 | 106 | 28 | 158 | 145 | 109 | 107 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 68 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | — | S 10 | S 14 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 24 | — | 19 | 16 | — | 16 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 105 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 97 | 88 | 168 | 178 | 91 | 88 | 143 | 143 | 155 | 140 | 111 | 62 | 72 | 53 | 53 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 868 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 868 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 274 | 274 | 274 |
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