Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 5AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 325 | 413 | 286 | 282 | 273 | 225 | 215 | 212 | 206 | 136 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 109 | 94 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.69m | 6:59AM1.58m | 7:14PM1.71m | 7:44AM1.54m | 7:55PM1.70m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.19m | 1:01PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.16m | 1:42PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 330 | 325 | 161 | 138 | 110 | 81 | 78 | 151 | 109 | 206 | 136 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 96 | 25 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 26 | 307 | 286 | 282 | 273 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 109 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 77 | 26 | 94 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSE 10 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 40 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 31 | 43 | 54 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 268 | 223 | 413 | 285 | 231 | 189 | 225 | 183 | 158 | 99 | 93 | 68 | 59 | 61 | 109 | 82 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1258 | 1258 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1938 | 1938 | 1938 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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