Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Desperations sea temperature is
26.0°C
0.2° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
91
44
79
93
81
78
96
97
55
55
53
78
111
114
63
60
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:31PM1.76m
8:24AM1.50m
8:23PM1.71m
9:23AM1.45m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.04m
2:12PM0.38m
3:00AM0.08m
3:09PM0.44m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
27
27
28
26
26
26
26
25
27
28
27
27
27
25
24
23
24
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