Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 154 | 414 | 419 | 409 | 398 | 387 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 136 | 136 | 138 | 186 | 186 | 180 | 236 | 229 | 277 | 273 | 253 | 249 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:46AM1.26m | 9:26PM1.38m | 10:39AM1.23m | 10:18PM1.32m | 11:36AM1.23m | 11:15PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.32m | 3:24PM0.64m | 4:08AM0.37m | 4:17PM0.68m | 4:59AM0.42m | 5:17PM0.71m | 5:51AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | 6:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 166 | 101 | 414 | 419 | 409 | 398 | 387 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 136 | 136 | 138 | 186 | 186 | 180 | 236 | 229 | 277 | 273 | 253 | 249 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 154 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 52 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SW 9 | SE 9 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 58 | 88 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 72 | 56 | 32 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 8 | 118 | 118 | 82 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 927 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 868 | 1228 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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