Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 12AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1433 | 1379 | 1547 | 2837 | 2860 | 2870 | 2675 | 2489 | 1338 | 1249 | 993 | 786 | 1691 | 501 | 407 | 553 | 427 | 362 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:41PM1.49m | 11:18AM1.26m | 11:32PM1.42m | 12:24PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.42m | 5:08PM0.55m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:06PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1433 | 1379 | 1547 | 2837 | 2860 | 2870 | 2675 | 2489 | 1338 | 1249 | 993 | 786 | 1691 | 501 | 407 | 553 | 427 | 362 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | S 8 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 343 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 784 | 665 | 638 | 508 | 144 | 183 | 176 | 183 | 176 | 173 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 148 | 5 | 177 | 183 | 38 | 97 | 86 | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 368 | 388 | 559 | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 103 | 126 | 110 | 143 | 341 | 335 | 302 | 264 | 270 | 238 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1183 | 1183 | 869 | 869 | 869 | 869 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1183 | 1217 | 1183 | 869 | 869 | 1258 | 1273 | 1899 | 1899 | 8 |
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