Desperations Surf Break
Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Desperations

Issued: 5 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperations sea temperature is
27.9° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Desperations surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Desperations today (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (08 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (08 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.9
SSW
20
1
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
314
298
273
396
509
854
996
656
565
463
677
790
973
1080
1186
1294
1244
1422
1508
1657
1524
1338
1506
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
SSW
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:49AM1.30m
00:45AM1.41m
12:50PM1.30m
1:33AM1.49m
1:53PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.63m
6:09PM0.42m
6:54AM0.57m
7:00PM0.42m
7:52AM0.48m
7:53PM0.42m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
 mm
2
5
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
22
22
Feels °C
25
26
27
27
22
22
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.2
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
190
314
298
273
396
509
854
996
656
565
450
349
259
973
1080
1186
1294
1244
1422
1508
1657
1524
1338
1506
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SSW
22
0.7
SW
21
0.9
SSW
20
1
SSW
20
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
1
SSW
21
1.1
SSW
20
Energy kJ
70
95
92
171
85
130
79
75
74
308
463
677
790
237
171
168
104
124
171
145
164
117
815
901
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
17
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
28
0.4
SSW
22
0.2
S
26
0.3
S
25
Energy kJ
96
5
5
8
34
81
55
54
123
74
4
4
4
4
3
4
12
3
15
181
51
112
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SE
4
1
SE
5
1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
S
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
22
27
42
67
134
144
177
177
171
145
149
291
306
220
193
341
193
245
207
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
5
3
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
931
931
931
931
931
937
1340
1340
1340
1340
1340
1292
1292
1275
1275
1275
1292
1526
1526
8
8
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Rating
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4
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
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4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
8
8
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