Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 2PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 353 | 988 | 413 | 757 | 586 | 1106 | 1106 | 1059 | 550 | 617 | 870 | 745 | 1074 | 485 | 473 | 446 | 212 | 299 | 335 | 318 | 274 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:24PM1.20m | 1:09AM1.27m | 2:16PM1.27m | 2:06AM1.31m | 2:58PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.48m | 7:09PM0.71m | 7:45AM0.46m | 8:09PM0.65m | 8:33AM0.42m | 8:59PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 353 | 82 | 94 | 123 | 151 | 477 | 550 | 550 | 550 | 101 | 116 | 113 | 572 | 349 | 191 | 201 | 111 | 131 | 131 | 193 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 21 | 154 | 151 | 95 | 75 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 92 | 131 | 153 | 110 | 144 | 79 | 77 | 47 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 16 | NW 11 | N 12 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 54 | 80 | 102 | 37 | 35 | 68 | 38 | 117 | 129 | 127 | 80 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 240 | 988 | 413 | 757 | 586 | 1106 | 1106 | 1059 | — | 617 | 870 | 745 | 1074 | 485 | 473 | 446 | 212 | 299 | 335 | 318 | 274 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1258 | 1902 | 1939 | 1292 | 1275 | 1274 | 868 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1970 | 1940 | 1275 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1970 | 8 | 1258 | 1274 |
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