Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 12AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2423 | 1739 | 1846 | 1966 | 1898 | 2029 | 1851 | 2080 | 1960 | 4222 | 4660 | 4277 | 4031 | 3543 | 3182 | 2823 | 2144 | 1716 | 1504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:01PM1.22m | 2:49AM1.36m | 3:44PM1.30m | 3:35AM1.42m | 4:20PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.65m | 9:24AM0.38m | 9:34PM0.58m | 10:04AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2423 | 1739 | 1846 | 1966 | 1898 | 2029 | 1851 | 2080 | 1488 | 4222 | 4660 | 4277 | 4031 | 3543 | 3182 | 2823 | 2144 | 1716 | 1504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 148 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 590 | 1122 | 1960 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 73 | 148 | 181 | 173 | 166 | 148 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | S 20 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 8 | 18 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 11 | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 62 | 67 | 49 | 68 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 79 | 41 | 42 | 84 | 55 | — | 18 | — | 47 | 52 | 57 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 869 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 868 | 868 | 8 |
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