Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 5PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 13 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 282 | 273 | 269 | 215 | 212 | 206 | 136 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 145 | 90 | 129 | 261 | 298 | 197 | 726 | 706 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:59AM1.58m | 7:14PM1.71m | 7:44AM1.54m | 7:55PM1.70m | 8:33AM1.48m | 8:41PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.16m | 1:42PM0.29m | 2:21AM0.16m | 2:27PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 102 | 273 | 269 | 137 | 212 | 206 | 136 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 85 | 20 | 76 | 65 | 78 | 129 | 261 | 298 | 93 | 726 | 706 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 282 | 83 | 137 | 215 | 109 | 100 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 75 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 82 | 81 | 107 | 115 | 97 | 180 | 56 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 54 | 96 | 145 | 90 | 127 | 129 | 129 | 197 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 209 | 169 | 225 | 174 | 131 | 62 | 75 | — | 54 | 65 | 62 | 82 | 72 | 55 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1938 | 1938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
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