Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 220 | 236 | 99 | 199 | 199 | 142 | 177 | 175 | 166 | 154 | 344 | 419 | 414 | 398 | 387 | 223 | 377 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58PM1.51m | 8:56AM1.31m | 8:40PM1.44m | 9:46AM1.26m | 9:26PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.26m | 2:37PM0.58m | 3:20AM0.32m | 3:24PM0.64m | 4:08AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | 6:23 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 288 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 220 | 236 | 80 | 199 | 199 | 142 | 177 | 61 | 166 | 101 | 344 | 419 | 414 | 398 | 387 | 223 | 377 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 9 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNW 16 | SE 4 | SSW 11 | SE 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 99 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 68 | 175 | 53 | 154 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 87 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SSE 5 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SW 9 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 10 | NNW 16 | SE 5 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 17 | 81 | 80 | 138 | 58 | 9 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 22 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 249 | 98 | 94 | 39 | — | — | — | 170 | 178 | 75 | 49 | 33 | 16 | — | — | 88 | 5 | 8 | 23 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1892 | 1897 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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