Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 9AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 450 | 400 | 461 | 149 | 153 | 494 | 494 | 165 | 166 | 149 | 101 | 68 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 161 | 231 | 377 | 510 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:30AM1.36m | 3:35PM1.21m | 3:22AM1.40m | 4:19PM1.26m | 4:07AM1.46m | 4:58PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.42m | 9:14PM0.63m | 10:03AM0.36m | 10:02PM0.58m | 10:43AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 191 | 176 | 169 | 70 | 31 | 192 | 197 | 56 | 35 | 31 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 45 | 41 | 161 | 231 | 377 | 510 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 71 | 49 | 49 | 29 | 42 | 39 | 57 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 46 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 44 | 46 | 26 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 17 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 46 | 73 | 73 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 52 | 13 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 450 | 400 | 461 | 149 | 153 | 494 | 494 | 165 | 166 | 149 | 101 | 68 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 74 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 36 | 83 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1258 | 1258 | 1258 | 1258 | 868 | 868 | 8 | 5 | 1258 | 1258 | 1258 | 1258 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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