Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperations sea temperature is
26.2°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 11AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
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3
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1095
1241
1547
1650
1608
1721
1951
1735
1689
1432
1337
1191
1114
996
982
904
777
662
569
522
440
368
362
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSE
20
N
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:39AM1.40m
11:37PM1.50m
12:48PM1.43m
00:50AM1.47m
1:51PM1.49m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.19m
5:27PM0.54m
6:12AM0.23m
6:43PM0.53m
7:18AM0.26m
7:54PM0.47m
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
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Temp °C
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
23
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
26
27
28
28
27
26
25
26
24
27
26
26
27
27
28
28
25
26
27
29
28
29
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