Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 10AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1966 | 1873 | 1873 | 1847 | 2048 | 1992 | 1826 | 1396 | 1280 | 1106 | 1074 | 965 | 950 | 892 | 734 | 640 | 504 | 497 | 389 | 325 | 273 | 893 | 807 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | 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 | cross |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.32m | 10:52PM1.52m | 11:50AM1.27m | 11:59PM1.50m | 1:08PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.33m | 4:29PM0.49m | 5:30AM0.34m | 5:34PM0.55m | 6:43AM0.33m | 6:50PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1966 | 1873 | 1873 | 1847 | 2048 | 1992 | 1826 | 1396 | 1280 | 1106 | 1074 | 965 | 950 | 892 | 734 | 640 | 504 | 497 | 389 | 325 | 273 | 893 | 807 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | SW 20 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 22 | 51 | 58 | 97 | 99 | 101 | 200 | 172 | 206 | 136 | 125 | 113 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 159 | 226 | 47 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 22 | — | S 18 | S 18 | SW 20 | S 12 | SSE 5 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | — | NW 10 | SW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | — | 27 | 60 | 97 | 12 | 18 | 154 | 209 | 81 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 22 | — | 4 | 89 | 43 | 46 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 72 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 87 | 84 | 69 | 51 | — | 30 | 31 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 38 | 119 | 98 | 80 | 82 | 96 | 93 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 1228 | 1231 | 118 | 1228 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 868 | 2297 | 1560 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 927 | 8 | 8 | 1274 |
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