Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 8PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4889 | 3895 | 3351 | 2859 | 2447 | 2414 | 3793 | 4153 | 4660 | 4931 | 5009 | 3351 | 4358 | 3903 | 3683 | 3440 | 2836 | 2716 | 2472 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.69m | 8:12AM1.54m | 8:27PM1.63m | 8:58AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.21m | 2:14PM0.30m | 2:48AM0.26m | 2:54PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 4889 | 3895 | 3351 | 2859 | 2447 | 2414 | 3793 | 4153 | 4660 | 4931 | 5009 | 3351 | 4358 | 3903 | 3683 | 3440 | 2836 | 2716 | 2472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 346 | 555 | — | 9 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 1436 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 141 | 136 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 868 | 274 | 869 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 868 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1183 | 1183 |
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