Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Desperations sea temperature is

25.5° C

Desperations surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Desperations today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	19s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).
		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	!	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	4	3	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 20	SE 8	SW 19	SW 20	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	197	444	375	393	125	458	384	388	436	507	644	815	717	589	516	523	602	602	602	610	447	436	358	353
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	N	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross
High Tide	7:21PM1.62m				7:19AM1.82m				8:12PM1.64m				8:11AM1.76m					9:02PM1.64m				9:04AM1.66m
Low Tide			1:11AM0.28m				1:50PM-0.06m				2:05AM0.29m				2:38PM0.01m				2:58AM0.32m					3:26PM0.11m


	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	22	24	25	23	21	21	21	21	21	22	24	23	22	21	22	22	22	24	23	24
Feels °C	16	18	18	18	18	20	24	18	17	18	19	18	18	19	21	18	20	20	20	18	19	24	24	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SW 19	SW 20	SSW 18	SE 8	SSW 18	SW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	67	183	157	161	125	151	384	388	436	162	644	815	717	587	516	523	602	602	602	610	447	436	358	353
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 15	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 19	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 18	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NW 13	NW 13	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 16	SE 16
kJ	54	67	44	69	73	248	87	84	75	465	138	138	142	162	28	28	162	120	117	98	98	100	206	201
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 21	SW 21	SW 21	NW 14	SW 20	SW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	SW 12	SW 12	NW 14	SW 12	SW 12	SE 21	SE 20	SSE 19	SE 18	SE 18	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	NW 13	NW 13
kJ	44	115	113	53	100	89	52	32	32	73	73	29	47	47	17	15	36	87	111	148	142	130	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 3	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 3	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	197	444	375	393	4	458	151	222	158	507	486	486	532	589	176	206	571	486	408	445	3	428	100	149
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	2
Distance (km)	8	8	8	8	19	8	5	1242	19	8	8	8	8	8	8	19	8	8	8	1228	8	0	0	19
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3		3	3			3	4	4	4	4	3		4	3	3		3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	1	3	3		2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3	3		3	4	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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