Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Desperations sea temperature is

25.6°C

Desperations surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Desperations today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Evening (23 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23							Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSW 16	SE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SSE 7	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	291	291	226	152	191	188	244	189	171	136	122	136	70	282	73	93	127	175	194	200	305	295	271
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	W	WSW	NW	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	S	SE	NE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross
High Tide		3:42AM1.42m				4:10PM1.55m				4:26AM1.48m				4:46PM1.64m				5:09AM1.53m				5:23PM1.72m
Low Tide				9:53AM0.34m				10:23PM0.35m				10:31AM0.30m				11:04PM0.24m				11:10AM0.28m


	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	22	23	24	24	23	23	22	21	23	23	24	24	24	23	23	22	23	24	24	25	24
Feels °C	22	21	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	20	23	24	27	24	23	21	21	20	23	24	23	25	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 13	SSE 6	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 18	SW 19	SSE 7	SSW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	113	92	94	152	191	188	99	81	62	61	43	57	66	78	40	30	127	175	61	200	305	295	271
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 12	N 11	SW 22	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 15	SW 13	SSW 20	SW 18	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 19	NW 11	SW 21	S 10	SSE 10
kJ	151	291	169	27	2	18	142	78	102	70	69	68	18	40	41	82	14	28	175	5	18	8	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	S 24	SSW 12	S 24	S 23	N 11	SW 21	SSW 11	S 18	S 10	SSE 9	SSW 20	SSW 20	S 15	S 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 12	SSW 12	NW 11	S 15	SW 21	SW 21
kJ	67	11	27	11	11	2	18	11	6	8	17	37	37	17	15	21	20	11	27	5	4	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 5	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	291	247	226	113	77	142	244	189	171	136	122	136	70	282	73	93	79	66	194	86	98	90	61
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	8	5	5	118	927	8	8	8	8	8	0	1273	0	0	8	8	8	8	5	1275	8	0	8
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3			2	2	2	2	2	2		1	2	1	1	1	2	2		2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2		2	2	2	2	2	2		1	2	1	1	1	2	2		2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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