Desperations Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desperations sea temperature is
25.7° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 3AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
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0
0
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0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1059
1285
1621
4555
4528
4646
4817
4915
4620
4640
4167
3870
3553
3292
3155
2702
2457
2146
1939
1777
1571
1546
1435
1481
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:57PM1.47m
12:18PM1.29m
00:50AM1.52m
1:26PM1.29m
1:46AM1.57m
2:34PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.49m
6:18PM0.45m
7:20AM0.42m
7:17PM0.47m
8:23AM0.32m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
Feels °C
24
25
23
22
23
22
21
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
20
19
20
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