Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 452 | 419 | 425 | 353 | 709 | 798 | 986 | 1030 | 1184 | 1031 | 1005 | 964 | 1773 | 3316 | 2980 | 1469 | 1451 | 1451 | 1273 | 1379 | 1397 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.61m | 9:10PM1.64m | 9:28AM1.49m | 9:54PM1.57m | 10:20AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.19m | 3:22AM0.30m | 3:33PM0.32m | 4:13AM0.36m | 4:19PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 64 | 160 | 188 | 229 | 327 | 333 | 314 | 1030 | 1184 | 1031 | 1005 | 964 | 1081 | 3316 | 2980 | 1469 | 1451 | 1451 | 1273 | 1379 | 1397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | NW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 9 | NNW 10 | SSW 20 | NW 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 452 | 419 | 425 | 353 | 709 | 798 | 986 | 331 | 18 | 218 | 189 | 476 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 108 | 9 | 149 | 3 | 396 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 20 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 10 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 44 | 26 | 241 | 31 | 18 | 37 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 298 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 500 | 416 | 644 | 162 | 596 | 1773 | 9 | 9 | 306 | 295 | 358 | 435 | 466 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 931 | 274 | 274 | 931 | 931 | 931 | 1183 | 1183 | 1183 | 1226 | 1226 | 1269 |
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