Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 5PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 436 | 403 | 382 | 309 | 312 | 305 | 443 | 595 | 739 | 362 | 441 | 447 | 309 | 408 | 673 | 666 | 629 | 608 | 753 | 545 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.72m | 6:25AM1.58m | 6:35PM1.70m | 7:07AM1.53m | 7:11PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.21m | 00:16AM0.16m | 12:25PM0.26m | 00:57AM0.15m | 1:03PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 436 | 403 | 382 | 309 | 206 | 288 | 443 | 595 | 739 | 362 | 441 | 447 | 192 | 408 | 673 | 666 | 629 | 608 | 753 | 545 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 9 | NNW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | NNW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 6 | 21 | 218 | 312 | 305 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 212 | 169 | 164 | 309 | 189 | 128 | 94 | 94 | 76 | 14 | 54 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NNW 15 | SSE 11 | NW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | — | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 102 | 19 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 42 | 94 | 75 | 50 | 33 | 23 | 33 | 60 | 111 | 116 | 75 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1228 | 8 | 0 | 1243 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1273 |
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