Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Desperations sea temperature is

25.7°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24							Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 13	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	SW 18	SE 7	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	184	156	132	68	66	212	56	82	254	175	175	200	305	295	271	261	258	164	162	220	159	155	211
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	SW	S	NNW	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	S	SSE	NE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	WSW	S	S	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		4:26AM1.48m				4:46PM1.64m				5:09AM1.53m				5:23PM1.72m				5:54AM1.56m					6:02PM1.77m
Low Tide				10:31AM0.30m				11:04PM0.24m				11:10AM0.28m				11:46PM0.14m				11:51AM0.27m


	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	22	23	24	24	24	23	23	22	24	24	24	24	23	22	23	22	23	24	24	24	24
Feels °C	20	20	23	25	25	25	25	21	20	20	24	23	24	25	20	20	23	22	24	25	25	26	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 6	SW 12	SSE 7	SSE 7	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	76	62	55	68	66	73	39	56	68	175	175	200	305	295	271	261	258	164	162	220	138	41	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 20	SSE 8	SW 12	SSW 20	SW 12	SSW 18	SW 12	SSW 12	SSE 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 15	SW 18	SSW 14	SSW 18
kJ	102	70	69	37	14	40	41	39	127	37	14	23	9	8	20	18	35	28	29	45	159	138	211
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 10	S 10	S 16	SSW 9	S 15	SSW 8	SW 18	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	NW 11	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	S 18	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 20	SSE 14	SW 18	SW 14
kJ	6	8	8	20	7	17	7	82	14	11	9	5	18	18	18	27	97	95	96	97	70	155	100
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	ESE 3	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 7	SE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	184	156	132	52	62	212	56	2	254	82	57	68	76	65	41	39	108	114	162	42	46	124	75
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	8	8	8	8	5	1292	8	0	0	8	8	8	8	2212	8	0	8	8	5	0	0	1292	1242
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2		1	2	2	1	1	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2		1	2	2	1	1	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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