Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 450 | 501 | 774 | 1014 | 1093 | 1061 | 972 | 1408 | 1336 | 560 | 466 | 365 | 390 | 353 | 289 | 316 | 383 | 520 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:59PM1.29m | 12:21PM1.17m | 00:04AM1.26m | 1:24PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.47m | 5:58PM0.72m | 6:48AM0.48m | 7:09PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 367 | 450 | 501 | 774 | 1014 | 1093 | 1061 | 972 | 14 | 14 | 560 | 466 | 186 | 390 | 353 | 289 | 200 | 186 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 365 | 34 | 52 | 82 | 119 | 5 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SE 9 | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | — | NW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 25 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 44 | 37 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 47 | 1408 | 1336 | 227 | 259 | 153 | 276 | 234 | 276 | 316 | 383 | 520 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 868 | 1938 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 8 | 869 | 8 | 1962 | 1275 | 1275 | 1258 | 1258 | 274 | 1292 | 1526 | 1938 | 1275 |
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