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 7PM is: 1.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2128 | 2274 | 1799 | 2218 | 2144 | 1589 | 1480 | 1427 | 1230 | 1016 | 1003 | 848 | 784 | 656 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 722 | 379 | 336 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.42m | 11:31PM1.53m | 11:56AM1.31m | 00:23AM1.48m | 1:01PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.35m | 5:51AM0.44m | 5:54PM0.47m | 6:53AM0.46m | 6:50PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2128 | 2274 | 1799 | 2218 | 2144 | 1589 | 1480 | 1427 | 1230 | 1016 | 1003 | 848 | 784 | 656 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 722 | 379 | 336 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 431 | 357 | 357 | 206 | 212 | 172 | 114 | 149 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 99 | 72 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 302 | 298 | 302 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 21 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 20 |
| kJ | 197 | 180 | 162 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 77 | 35 | 34 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
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