Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 3AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1547 | 2837 | 3073 | 2870 | 2675 | 2489 | 1220 | 1735 | 993 | 786 | 1691 | 501 | 407 | 514 | 501 | 362 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1547 | 2837 | 3073 | 2870 | 2675 | 2489 | 1220 | 1269 | 993 | 786 | 1691 | 501 | 407 | 514 | 335 | 362 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 349 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 784 | 665 | 638 | 508 | 144 | 183 | 214 | 179 | 427 | 173 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 148 | 5 | 177 | 183 | 38 | 97 | 86 | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | S 12 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 1735 | 96 | 120 | 469 | 341 | 335 | 306 | 501 | 196 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 869 | 869 | 869 | 869 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1217 | 1183 | 1217 | 869 | 1274 | 869 | 1275 | 1899 | 1899 | 1273 |
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