Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 219 | 167 | 173 | 170 | 183 | 190 | 119 | 421 | 149 | 248 | 735 | 1172 | 1932 | 2257 | 2580 | 2513 | 2379 | 2002 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:00PM1.22m | 3:48AM1.45m | 4:46PM1.26m | 4:32AM1.49m | 5:27PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM0.61m | 10:30AM0.33m | 10:25PM0.57m | 11:12AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 123 | 98 | 167 | 173 | 170 | 183 | 190 | 119 | 54 | 123 | 123 | 735 | 1172 | 1932 | 2257 | 2580 | 2513 | 2379 | 2002 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 222 | 219 | 149 | 145 | 133 | 98 | 94 | 90 | 142 | 149 | 248 | 123 | 91 | 91 | 61 | 172 | 59 | 59 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 83 | 8 | 99 | 171 | — | 41 | 10 | 38 | — | 106 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 21 | — | 27 | 60 | 38 | 421 | 69 | 54 | 41 | 27 | 17 | 204 | — | 17 | 25 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 868 | 8 | 868 | 868 | 82 | 868 | 869 | 1183 | 1183 | 1217 | 1217 |
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