Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 1PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 793 | 1112 | 994 | 963 | 1029 | 898 | 616 | 327 | 334 | 319 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 290 | 363 | 499 | 610 | 542 | 503 | 721 | 715 | 405 | 497 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.54m | 2:25PM1.29m | 2:29AM1.59m | 3:32PM1.36m | 3:31AM1.66m | 4:31PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.30m | 8:08PM0.52m | 9:12AM0.21m | 9:16PM0.47m | 10:11AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 793 | 656 | 561 | 460 | 410 | 410 | 402 | 325 | 334 | 319 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 290 | 311 | 256 | 610 | 542 | 503 | 721 | 715 | 405 | 497 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 98 | 95 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 113 | 107 | 156 | 290 | 363 | 499 | 186 | 170 | 167 | 81 | 84 | 142 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 65 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 21 | 57 | 49 | 26 | 49 | 80 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 3 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 327 | 1112 | 994 | 963 | 1029 | 898 | 616 | 327 | 287 | 307 | 3 | — | 235 | 281 | 261 | 266 | — | — | — | 192 | 124 | 30 | 178 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1892 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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