Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Desperations today (03 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 6PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Afternoon (03 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (03 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Fri 3					Saturday 4								Sunday 5								Mon 6
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	3	!	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	508	419	424	427	404	909	715	767	268	232	208	280	232	222	980	1044	359	317	1029	1250	1074	851	627	218
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide	8:10AM1.51m					9:06PM1.38m			8:50AM1.47m					9:45PM1.39m				9:33AM1.42m				10:26PM1.41m
Low Tide			2:43PM0.25m				2:50AM0.55m					3:20PM0.28m				3:35AM0.56m				3:57PM0.33m				4:23AM0.56m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43
	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	5:49
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	22	23	22	22	21	21	20	21	21	22	23	22	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	18	17	17	17	18	18	17	16	17	19	16	16	15	16	16	18	19	22	23	21	19	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	508	419	367	290	282	477	417	313	151	149	147	109	90	89	180	140	359	317	311	446	105	82	265	218
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	SSE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 13	SSW 12	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SE 12	SE 11	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	19	17	16	16	79	225	225	198	31	32	42	29	42	40	78	109	61	43	62	54	137	123	53	52
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	S 14	S 14	S 13	SE 11	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 10
kJ	5	5	5	5	15	15	13	20	13	12	12	12	12	12	60	59	26	25	11	11	54	54	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 13	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	—
kJ	394	402	424	427	404	909	715	767	268	232	208	280	232	222	980	1044	—	—	1029	1250	1074	851	627	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	2	4	4	2	3	2	2	3	1	1	2	3	4	2	2	4	4	4	3	2	2
Distance (km)	1258	1273	1292	1292	1274	1275	1258	868	8	869	869	2212	2212	8	8	8	5	0	5	5	8	8	82	8
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Rating (10 max)									2					2	3	4	2	2	4	4	4	3		2
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Rating (10 max)									2					2	3	4	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	8	5	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	5

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