Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 10PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 220 | 140 | 214 | 217 | 279 | 283 | 382 | 367 | 450 | 501 | 774 | 1014 | 1093 | 1061 | 875 | 958 | 1430 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.35m | 11:14AM1.18m | 10:59PM1.29m | 12:21PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.43m | 4:50PM0.70m | 5:45AM0.47m | 5:58PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 242 | 220 | 140 | 214 | 217 | 279 | 283 | 382 | 367 | 450 | 501 | 774 | 1014 | 1093 | 1061 | 875 | 958 | 14 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 11 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 13 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 42 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 31 | 49 | 111 | 1430 | 259 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1526 | 118 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 118 | 274 | 868 | 1938 | 1275 | 8 | 8 | 868 | 868 | 8 | 1962 | 1292 |
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