Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1159 | 826 | 624 | 536 | 486 | 615 | 709 | 1108 | 1321 | 1676 | 2024 | 2121 | 2051 | 2155 | 2865 | 1788 | 1608 | 1361 | 2374 | 1102 | 911 | 742 | 647 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:17AM1.49m | 4:54PM1.48m | 4:57AM1.54m | 5:27PM1.57m | 5:36AM1.58m | 6:01PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.28m | 10:55PM0.41m | 11:13AM0.24m | 11:33PM0.32m | 11:48AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1159 | 826 | 624 | 536 | 465 | 427 | 709 | 1108 | 1321 | 1676 | 2024 | 2121 | 2051 | 2155 | 2865 | 1788 | 1608 | 1361 | 2374 | 1102 | 911 | 742 | 647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 16 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 89 | 85 | 280 | 399 | 486 | 615 | 237 | 6 | — | 8 | 10 | — | — | 28 | 199 | 230 | 269 | 404 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 76 | 140 | 58 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 20 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 47 | 49 | 64 | 80 | 100 | 136 | 175 | 277 | 241 | 155 | 140 | 131 | 93 | 154 | 276 | 119 | 919 | 748 | 344 | 392 | 477 | 361 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 868 | 869 | 8 | 868 | 869 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 868 | 1183 | 1188 | 1183 | 1183 | 1217 | 1258 | 1292 | 1939 | 1939 | 1275 |
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