Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 5AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2325 | 1962 | 1349 | 1510 | 1306 | 1513 | 1095 | 1475 | 1318 | 971 | 1380 | 1275 | 1085 | 931 | 957 | 442 | 546 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:13AM1.53m | 6:05PM1.35m | 5:52AM1.56m | 6:42PM1.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.53m | 11:50AM0.23m | 11:48PM0.50m | 12:26PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2325 | 1962 | 1349 | 1510 | 1306 | 1513 | 1095 | 1475 | 1318 | 971 | 1380 | 1275 | 1085 | 931 | 61 | 442 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 79 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 89 | 46 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 9 | 69 | 417 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 45 | — | — | 19 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | — | 47 | 52 | — | 36 | 41 | 41 | 64 | 212 | — | — | 49 | 114 | 957 | 257 | 546 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1217 | 1217 | 1258 | 1258 | 1275 | 1292 | 1340 | 1899 | 8 | 1258 | 1228 | 1258 | 1258 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1258 |
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