Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 11 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 106 | 173 | 173 | 168 | 129 | 74 | 116 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 96 | 96 | 148 | 99 | 98 | 121 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.54m | 5:22AM1.79m | 6:13PM1.62m | 6:13AM1.81m | 6:59PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.32m | 11:54AM-0.03m | 00:05AM0.27m | 12:40PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 280 | 106 | 123 | 162 | 168 | 129 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 81 | 50 | 148 | 99 | 98 | 93 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 121 | 71 | 173 | 173 | 127 | 125 | 66 | 116 | 104 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 23 | 94 | 81 | 121 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 13 | S 6 |
| kJ | 53 | 54 | 103 | 11 | 27 | 44 | 48 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 60 | 96 | 45 | 44 | 14 | 27 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 96 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 927 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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