Desperations Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperations sea temperature is
25.9°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 6AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)19s
Evening (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
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2
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3
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1846
2038
1898
2029
1851
2080
1960
4222
4660
4570
4031
3543
3182
2823
2144
1716
1826
Wind (km/h)
15
E
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
35
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:49AM1.36m
3:44PM1.30m
3:35AM1.42m
4:20PM1.39m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.65m
9:24AM0.38m
9:34PM0.58m
10:04AM0.33m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
22
20
20
19
21
22
22
23
22
21
20
20
21
22
22
23
23
Feels °C
21
17
16
16
19
22
21
23
22
19
18
18
20
21
18
19
22
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