Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 7AM is: 1.4m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 837 | 744 | 1323 | 1773 | 2128 | 2274 | 1799 | 2218 | 2144 | 1589 | 1480 | 1427 | 1230 | 1016 | 1003 | 848 | 784 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 10:41PM1.58m | 10:55AM1.42m | 11:31PM1.53m | 11:56AM1.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.40m | 5:03PM0.35m | 5:51AM0.44m | 5:54PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 837 | 711 | 1323 | 1773 | 2128 | 2274 | 1799 | 2218 | 2144 | 1589 | 1480 | 1427 | 1230 | 1016 | 1003 | 848 | 784 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 169 | 744 | 592 | 584 | 431 | 357 | 357 | 164 | 212 | 172 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 73 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | S 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 24 | 301 | 211 | 206 | 197 | 180 | 162 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 151 | 124 | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1228 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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