Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 138 | 97 | 91 | 44 | 65 | 93 | 81 | 78 | 96 | 97 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 78 | 111 | 114 | 63 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.76m | 8:24AM1.50m | 8:23PM1.71m | 9:23AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.04m | 2:12PM0.38m | 3:00AM0.08m | 3:09PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 140 | 138 | 16 | 91 | 33 | 47 | 93 | 81 | 78 | 96 | 97 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 78 | 111 | 114 | 63 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SSE 5 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 97 | 9 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NW 13 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 42 | 40 | 64 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | SSE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 38 | — | 9 | 65 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 868 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 171 | 82 | 8 |
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