Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 Thu night, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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) | 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 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 653 | 569 | 561 | 447 | 480 | 413 | 413 | 277 | 245 | 199 | 199 | 164 | 145 | 147 | 111 | 130 | 334 | 441 | 398 | 509 | 763 | 1002 | 1805 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:43AM1.23m | 10:42PM1.37m | 11:48AM1.17m | 11:43PM1.31m | 1:00PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.40m | 4:27PM0.61m | 5:24AM0.46m | 5:26PM0.68m | 6:31AM0.49m | 6:36PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 653 | 569 | 561 | 447 | 480 | 413 | 413 | 277 | 245 | 199 | 199 | 164 | 145 | 147 | 91 | 91 | 334 | 441 | 398 | 509 | 763 | 1002 | 1805 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 173 | 167 | 110 | 31 | 18 | 26 | 145 | 109 | 107 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 93 | 111 | 116 | 86 | 33 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 218 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 59 | — | 50 | 28 | 46 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 105 | 130 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 123 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 138 | 97 | 85 | 106 | 25 | 80 | 57 | 47 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 43 | 77 | 86 | 89 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1271 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 98 | 100 | 927 | 927 | 927 | 927 | 927 | 927 | 927 | 869 |
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