Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 10PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SE 6 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 245 | 211 | 170 | 330 | 326 | 371 | 197 | 207 | 207 | 150 | 330 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 242 | 220 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:27PM1.52m | 9:19AM1.31m | 9:10PM1.43m | 10:12AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.29m | 3:04PM0.57m | 3:49AM0.36m | 3:52PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 70 | 54 | 34 | 32 | 330 | 326 | 371 | 197 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 330 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 242 | 220 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 11 | NNW 15 |
| kJ | 126 | 155 | 211 | 170 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 140 | 207 | 207 | 150 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | S 11 | NW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 87 | 69 | 125 | 60 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 40 | 245 | 157 | 116 | 101 | 75 | 71 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1560 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1227 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 118 | 1970 | 118 | 8 |
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