Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 96 | 97 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 78 | 111 | 114 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 75 | 69 | 164 | 234 | 295 | 481 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.71m | 9:23AM1.45m | 9:20PM1.63m | 10:29AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.08m | 3:09PM0.44m | 3:59AM0.13m | 4:14PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 78 | 96 | 97 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 78 | 111 | 114 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 234 | 295 | 481 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 60 | 164 | 86 | 85 | 90 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 14 | SSE 9 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | SW 9 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 19 | 8 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 46 | 44 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 9 | SE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 48 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 118 | 176 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 195 | 195 | 868 | 927 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 171 | 118 |
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