Desperations Surf Break

Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Desperations sea temperature is
27.1° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 10AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue morning, moderate winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.3
WNW
7
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
140
123
114
116
123
130
135
103
105
188
251
441
547
534
452
532
436
377
372
372
357
340
337
Wind (km/h)
50
NNE
50
N
45
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
40
NNW
35
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:39AM1.85m
7:37PM1.58m
7:33AM1.82m
8:33PM1.58m
8:29AM1.76m
9:29PM1.57m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.31m
1:16PM-0.09m
1:24AM0.32m
2:09PM-0.07m
2:21AM0.34m
3:02PM-0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:44
5:44
 mm
5
6
5
2
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
24
27
27
26
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
19
22
23
24
25
26
25
25
26
24
24
24
23
25
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
21
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSW
19
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
S
9
Energy kJ
204
140
111
114
116
123
130
135
103
105
123
251
120
124
106
104
96
75
377
372
352
344
340
304
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
84
48
120
80
47
75
103
67
103
102
65
47
441
547
534
452
532
436
59
55
372
357
303
337
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
16
0.6
NW
7
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
37
84
123
51
79
44
27
45
45
44
100
122
29
70
47
46
44
21
38
98
10
9
8
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.4
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
W
7
0.8
S
7
Energy kJ
150
150
214
576
496
441
284
267
269
223
188
167
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
57
57
68
92
57
57
57
92
95
1921
1904
1183
1183
1921
274
274
274
274
274
274
274
274
1183
1269
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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