Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 5AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 241 | 241 | 319 | 316 | 386 | 368 | 469 | 330 | 330 | 376 | 452 | 452 | 419 | 425 | 353 | 709 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:43PM1.69m | 7:50AM1.71m | 8:27PM1.68m | 8:38AM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.23m | 2:08PM0.08m | 2:33AM0.26m | 2:50PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 176 | 241 | 241 | 148 | 175 | 386 | 368 | 469 | 330 | 141 | 134 | 134 | 138 | 134 | 86 | 167 | 709 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 211 | 211 | 319 | 316 | 172 | 123 | 46 | 116 | 330 | 376 | 452 | 452 | 419 | 425 | 353 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SSE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 145 | 40 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 61 | 119 | 37 | 96 | 92 | 80 | 94 | 117 | 160 | 51 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 102 | 302 | 282 | 297 | 262 | 247 | 160 | 131 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 82 | 82 | 868 | 868 | 144 | 144 | 8 | 8 | 19 |
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