Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 2AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 683 | 702 | 674 | 656 | 665 | 674 | 683 | 693 | 568 | 508 | 501 | 419 | 379 | 309 | 273 | 222 | 222 | 154 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.48m | 6:04AM1.60m | 6:41PM1.54m | 6:42AM1.60m | 7:14PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.41m | 12:26PM0.18m | 00:39AM0.36m | 1:00PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 683 | 702 | 674 | 656 | 665 | 674 | 683 | 693 | 568 | 508 | 501 | 419 | 379 | 309 | 273 | 222 | 222 | 154 | 310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 34 | 35 | 26 | 32 | 46 | 48 | 44 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | SE 11 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 102 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 116 | 70 | 60 | 134 | 109 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 144 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 910 | 910 | 8 |
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