Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 1PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 711 | 644 | 644 | 637 | 559 | 545 | 545 | 552 | 566 | 580 | 458 | 447 | 441 | 447 | 447 | 441 | 441 | 436 | 398 | 382 | 309 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:08AM1.60m | 4:42PM1.65m | 4:57AM1.62m | 5:22PM1.70m | 5:42AM1.61m | 5:59PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.17m | 10:51PM0.26m | 11:07AM0.18m | 11:35PM0.19m | 11:47AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 162 | 711 | 644 | 644 | 637 | 559 | 545 | 545 | 552 | 566 | 580 | 458 | 447 | 441 | 447 | 447 | 441 | 441 | 436 | 398 | 382 | 309 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NW 12 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | NNW 12 | S 10 | NNW 12 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | NNW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 316 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 16 | 135 | 123 | 57 | 88 | 51 | 33 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 218 | 312 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | S 15 | NW 12 | SSE 10 | S 13 | NNW 12 | S 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 58 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 76 | 92 | 67 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 85 | 38 | 148 | 37 | 21 | 25 | 128 | 15 | 24 | 55 | 57 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1231 | 1228 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1228 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1228 | 0 | 0 | 1258 |
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