Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Desperations sea temperature is
25.9°C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Desperations today (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
0
1
2
3
2
0
2
3
2
0
1
2
2
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
595
578
306
277
522
443
443
449
339
330
325
264
264
268
268
272
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
SSW
20
S
5
ENE
15
N
5
NW
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
W
15
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:48PM1.49m
1:04PM1.33m
1:04AM1.49m
2:13PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.28m
6:50PM0.57m
7:42AM0.26m
8:05PM0.52m
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Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
25
24
26
26
26
26
24
27
25
27
26
25
27
27
25
26
28
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