Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 12AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 559 | 545 | 545 | 552 | 566 | 580 | 458 | 447 | 441 | 447 | 447 | 441 | 441 | 436 | 398 | 382 | 272 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.65m | 4:57AM1.62m | 5:22PM1.70m | 5:42AM1.61m | 5:59PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.26m | 11:07AM0.18m | 11:35PM0.19m | 11:47AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 637 | 559 | 545 | 545 | 552 | 566 | 580 | 458 | 447 | 441 | 447 | 447 | 441 | 441 | 436 | 398 | 382 | 272 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NW 12 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | SSE 6 | S 9 | NNW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 93 | 17 | 14 | 121 | 57 | 51 | 77 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 218 | 312 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NW 12 | S 15 | NW 12 | SSE 10 | NNW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 58 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 61 | 79 | 81 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 75 | 35 | 143 | 18 | 98 | 63 | 34 | 96 | 20 | 67 | 72 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 868 | 868 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1258 |
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