Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 9AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SSW 18 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 255 | 212 | 208 | 171 | 218 | 268 | 595 | 600 | 1244 | 1484 | 1809 | 2039 | 2487 | 3448 | 3611 | 3675 | 3966 | 5331 | 5270 | 4592 | 3745 | 3351 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.73m | 6:31PM1.71m | 6:43AM1.70m | 7:10PM1.72m | 7:28AM1.63m | 7:48PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.07m | 00:37AM0.19m | 12:55PM0.12m | 1:21AM0.18m | 1:35PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 263 | 255 | 212 | 208 | 171 | 139 | 90 | 595 | 600 | 1244 | 1484 | 1809 | 2039 | 899 | 3448 | 3611 | 3675 | 3966 | 5331 | 5270 | 4592 | 3745 | 3351 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 184 | 145 | 130 | 155 | 209 | 207 | 204 | 129 | 235 | 265 | 169 | 258 | 2487 | 990 | 1034 | 808 | 619 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 9 | SW 17 | S 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 142 | 218 | 268 | 56 | 309 | 15 | 65 | 330 | 258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 72 | 80 | 74 | 95 | 82 | 582 | 721 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 118 | 927 | 931 | 927 | 931 | 931 | 1183 | 1183 | 1183 | 1217 | 1183 | 1360 | 1217 | 82 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 8 |
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