Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 7PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 306 | 360 | 308 | 274 | 463 | 445 | 437 | 437 | 190 | 243 | 188 | 335 | 284 | 241 | 291 | 232 | 152 | 191 | 188 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.35m | 2:56AM1.36m | 3:35PM1.45m | 3:42AM1.42m | 4:10PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.42m | 8:59PM0.57m | 9:14AM0.38m | 9:43PM0.47m | 9:53AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 102 | 131 | 131 | 193 | 166 | 208 | 194 | 190 | 157 | 94 | 188 | 116 | 153 | 116 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 152 | 191 | 188 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 81 | 79 | 77 | 47 | 23 | 104 | 161 | 93 | 87 | 55 | 19 | 79 | 111 | 98 | 104 | 291 | 169 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 19 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | S 24 | SSW 12 | S 24 | S 23 | N 11 | S 20 |
| kJ | 144 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 64 | 51 | 19 | 35 | 17 | 121 | 117 | 67 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 201 | 306 | 360 | 308 | 274 | 463 | 445 | 437 | 437 | 190 | 243 | 188 | 335 | 284 | 241 | 226 | 232 | 96 | 95 | 183 | 142 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1275 | 8 | 1258 | 1258 | 8 | 8 | 1970 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 942 | 1970 | 8 | 8 |
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