Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 2PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 129 | 74 | 116 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 81 | 96 | 148 | 99 | 98 | 121 | 152 | 150 | 200 | 129 | 125 | 125 | 169 | 198 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:22AM1.79m | 6:13PM1.62m | 6:13AM1.81m | 6:59PM1.67m | 7:02AM1.78m | 7:43PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM-0.03m | 00:05AM0.27m | 12:40PM-0.03m | 00:55AM0.24m | 1:24PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 168 | 129 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 81 | 50 | 148 | 99 | 98 | 64 | 152 | 150 | 200 | 129 | 125 | 125 | 169 | 198 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 127 | 125 | 66 | 116 | 104 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 94 | 81 | 121 | 52 | 77 | 83 | 46 | 46 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 7 | SSE 14 | NW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 27 | 44 | 48 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 60 | 96 | 45 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 145 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 26 | 26 | — | 7 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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