Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 12AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 561 | 464 | 732 | 648 | 684 | 600 | 520 | 554 | 490 | 450 | 172 | 138 | 132 | 268 | 261 | 236 | 222 | 219 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:06PM1.20m | 2:09AM1.42m | 3:07PM1.20m | 3:00AM1.42m | 4:00PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.61m | 8:53AM0.42m | 8:46PM0.62m | 9:45AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 561 | 273 | 417 | 414 | 363 | 289 | 275 | 235 | 199 | 211 | 169 | 138 | 132 | 108 | 120 | 118 | 123 | 125 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 147 | 192 | 307 | 316 | 229 | 133 | 178 | 175 | 136 | 172 | 87 | 92 | 268 | 261 | 236 | 222 | 219 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 23 | 217 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 121 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 94 | 89 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 524 | 464 | 732 | 648 | 684 | 600 | 520 | 554 | 490 | 450 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1217 | 1258 | 868 | 1258 | 869 | 868 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 868 | 118 | 8 |
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