Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 8AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 18 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 610 | 542 | 503 | 612 | 581 | 425 | 395 | 312 | 246 | 246 | 204 | 121 | 280 | 106 | 173 | 173 | 168 | 129 | 102 | 116 | 104 | 104 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:31AM1.66m | 4:31PM1.45m | 4:29AM1.74m | 5:24PM1.54m | 5:22AM1.79m | 6:13PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.11m | 10:17PM0.40m | 11:05AM0.03m | 11:13PM0.32m | 11:54AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 610 | 542 | 503 | 612 | 581 | 425 | 395 | 312 | 246 | 246 | 160 | 113 | 280 | 106 | 173 | 113 | 168 | 129 | 102 | 73 | 71 | 104 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 133 | 135 | 133 | 81 | 130 | 177 | 66 | 127 | 129 | 147 | 204 | 113 | 121 | 15 | 14 | 173 | 127 | 125 | 66 | 116 | 104 | 70 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | S 14 | SE 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | SW 9 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 49 | 80 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 89 | 87 | 124 | 121 | 53 | 46 | 103 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 48 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 69 | 120 | 143 | 37 | 40 | 105 | 20 | 15 | 93 | 64 | 67 | 39 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 28 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1273 | 1892 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1227 | 1906 | 1906 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 927 |
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