Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 4AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1259 | 891 | 692 | 619 | 1024 | 963 | 778 | 719 | 698 | 336 | 379 | 319 | 319 | 281 | 270 | 290 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.54m | 2:25PM1.29m | 2:29AM1.59m | 3:32PM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.53m | 8:07AM0.30m | 8:08PM0.52m | 9:12AM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | 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 |
| kJ | 1259 | 891 | 692 | 619 | 551 | 451 | 464 | 402 | 386 | 319 | 379 | 319 | 319 | 270 | 270 | 290 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | SSW 13 | 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 |
| kJ | 14 | 114 | 98 | 95 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 113 | 107 | 156 | 290 | 363 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 21 | 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 |
| kJ | 18 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 65 | 24 | 22 | 35 | 21 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 487 | 434 | 339 | 344 | 1024 | 963 | 778 | 719 | 698 | 336 | 351 | 230 | 273 | 281 | 184 | 212 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1258 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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