Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperations sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.6° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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)
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.1
SE
6
0.6
SSW
16
1.1
SE
9
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
66
100
169
206
279
272
264
257
307
239
225
219
219
172
172
147
140
101
99
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
SE
15
ESE
5
E
5
SW
10
SSW
15
NW
5
NW
10
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:54AM1.49m
4:14PM1.66m
4:42AM1.49m
4:53PM1.68m
5:26AM1.49m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.31m
9:57AM0.30m
10:35PM0.24m
10:39AM0.33m
11:17PM0.19m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
28
26
25
26
28
25
25
24
27
28
25
23
26
27
27
26
27
25
23
23
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