Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 8AM is: 1.4m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 20s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 600 | 1244 | 1484 | 2019 | 2039 | 3520 | 3183 | 3611 | 3945 | 3814 | 5657 | 5270 | 4592 | 3745 | 3351 | 2859 | 2354 | 2414 | 3793 | 3993 | 4480 | 4931 | 4817 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross |
High Tide | 6:43AM1.70m | 7:10PM1.72m | 7:28AM1.63m | 7:48PM1.69m | 8:12AM1.54m | 8:27PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.19m | 12:55PM0.12m | 1:21AM0.18m | 1:35PM0.20m | 2:04AM0.21m | 2:14PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 600 | 1244 | 581 | 2019 | 2039 | 2487 | 3183 | 3611 | 3945 | 3814 | 5657 | 5270 | 4592 | 3745 | 3351 | 2859 | 2354 | 2414 | 3793 | 3993 | 4480 | 4931 | 4817 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 129 | 235 | 1484 | 169 | 258 | 3520 | 1086 | 990 | 692 | 619 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 346 | 555 | — | 9 | 8 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 309 | 14 | 65 | 326 | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 107 | — | 604 | 647 | 917 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 931 | 931 | 937 | 1183 | 1217 | 1273 | 1340 | 1948 | 1899 | 82 | 1292 | 868 | 8 | 869 | 869 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 868 |
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