Desperations Surf Break
Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Desperations

Issued: 11 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Desperations sea temperature is
28.0° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Desperations today (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 5PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (06 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
36
34
33
33
55
54
54
169
151
140
116
116
118
190
314
298
273
466
298
553
673
481
457
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
SW
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02AM1.36m
11:11PM1.31m
10:53AM1.33m
11:58PM1.35m
11:49AM1.30m
00:45AM1.41m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.37m
4:56AM0.66m
5:22PM0.40m
5:54AM0.63m
6:09PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
24
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
23
24
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
24
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
29
21
20
21
21
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
45
28
34
33
30
29
54
54
169
151
140
116
116
114
190
314
298
273
466
298
553
673
481
457
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SSW
22
Energy kJ
37
36
20
20
33
33
28
20
8
3
8
53
67
118
70
95
92
171
85
130
34
75
74
308
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
14
14
14
22
21
55
33
33
5
18
42
39
38
38
96
5
5
5
34
81
79
54
123
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
3
88
58
88
126
152
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
5
0
0
0
5
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
931
937
869
937
1340
1340
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Rating
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
9
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