Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 6PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2024 | 2121 | 2051 | 2155 | 1928 | 1788 | 1608 | 1361 | 2404 | 2258 | 2040 | 899 | 1793 | 1626 | 1447 | 1285 | 585 | 367 | 378 | 330 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.57m | 5:36AM1.58m | 6:01PM1.64m | 6:16AM1.59m | 6:36PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM0.24m | 11:33PM0.32m | 11:48AM0.22m | 00:12AM0.25m | 12:24PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2024 | 2121 | 2051 | 2155 | 1928 | 1788 | 1608 | 445 | 2404 | 2258 | 2040 | 899 | 8 | 1626 | 1447 | 1285 | 585 | 367 | 367 | 330 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SE 16 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 15 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | 289 | 413 | 399 | 1361 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 330 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 28 | — | 27 | — | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 180 | 210 | 151 | 93 | 326 | 356 | 839 | 602 | 516 | 558 | 521 | 298 | 1793 | 462 | 297 | 313 | 193 | 336 | 378 | 329 | 581 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 868 | 868 | 869 | 1217 | 1183 | 1217 | 1275 | 1275 | 1275 | 1292 | 1939 | 1275 | 1275 | 1258 | 1258 | 1258 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1292 | 19 |
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