Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 325 | 325 | 883 | 807 | 798 | 798 | 717 | 691 | 1064 | 580 | 608 | 584 | 592 | 541 | 1170 | 1273 | 1368 | 1297 | 1227 | 1193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:08PM1.27m | 1:12AM1.51m | 2:22PM1.32m | 2:22AM1.55m | 3:25PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.33m | 6:50PM0.57m | 7:56AM0.28m | 8:06PM0.54m | 9:02AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 389 | 325 | 325 | 883 | 807 | 798 | 798 | 717 | 691 | 1064 | 580 | 608 | 584 | 592 | 372 | 1170 | 1273 | 1368 | 1297 | 1227 | 1193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 6 | SSW 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 63 | 159 | 226 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 89 | 75 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 541 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 11 | SSE 6 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 89 | 43 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 23 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 86 | 83 | 112 | 122 | 119 | 87 | 88 | 187 | 167 | 170 | 103 | 71 | 73 | 152 | 141 | 116 | 106 | 94 | 84 | 73 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 931 | 931 | 274 | 274 | 942 | 1258 | 1217 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 8 | 5 |
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