Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1137 | 1030 | 993 | 881 | 711 | 693 | 693 | 592 | 553 | 332 | 424 | 431 | 328 | 437 | 347 | 330 | 371 | 335 | 234 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.51m | 4:20AM1.68m | 5:06PM1.60m | 5:10AM1.72m | 5:50PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.37m | 10:47AM0.08m | 11:04PM0.29m | 11:32AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1137 | 1030 | 993 | 881 | 711 | 693 | 693 | 592 | 553 | 332 | 424 | 431 | 328 | 437 | 347 | 330 | 371 | 335 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 10 | SE 8 | NW 13 | SSW 10 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | SW 9 | NNW 12 | SW 8 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 64 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 14 | 16 | 54 | 115 | 108 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | N 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 8 | SE 7 | NNW 13 | S 23 | SW 22 | NNW 12 | SSW 22 | NNW 12 | SSW 21 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 14 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 868 | 118 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 927 | 927 | 274 | 82 | 82 | 927 | 927 | 118 | 8 |
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