Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperations sea temperature is
26.8°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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1.8
SE
6
1.4
SE
8
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.1
SE
6
0.6
SSW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
265
209
202
136
136
103
202
256
65
65
65
62
60
59
57
69
66
100
169
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ENE
5
NW
15
SW
15
SSE
15
NNE
5
W
10
S
10
E
10
E
5
E
15
S
20
SSE
15
NE
5
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:58AM1.47m
2:45PM1.56m
2:59AM1.48m
3:33PM1.61m
3:54AM1.49m
Low Tide
7:54PM0.47m
8:18AM0.27m
8:56PM0.40m
9:10AM0.28m
9:49PM0.31m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
30
28
28
25
28
26
28
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
28
30
27
25
26
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