Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 8PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1089 | 1211 | 1150 | 933 | 815 | 983 | 933 | 1020 | 1044 | 1146 | 1120 | 1107 | 1178 | 993 | 981 | 788 | 788 | 778 | 730 | 584 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:55AM1.38m | 10:28PM1.51m | 10:51AM1.32m | 11:19PM1.51m | 11:58AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.38m | 4:47AM0.43m | 4:51PM0.44m | 5:49AM0.42m | 5:49PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1089 | 1211 | 1150 | 933 | 667 | 505 | 435 | 450 | 521 | 1146 | 1120 | 1107 | 1178 | 993 | 210 | 788 | 318 | 778 | 730 | 584 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSW 21 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | NNW 13 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | NNW 12 | S 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 81 | 305 | 161 | 242 | 291 | 983 | 933 | 1020 | 1044 | 135 | 73 | 74 | 71 | 16 | 981 | 62 | 788 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | S 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 14 | SSW 12 | S 11 | NNW 13 | S 20 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 135 | 43 | 567 | 679 | 815 | 247 | 247 | 226 | 151 | 7 | 14 | 94 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 919 | 974 | 551 | 582 | 144 | 318 | 444 | 416 | 250 | 714 | 322 | 327 | 247 | 213 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1269 | 274 | 1948 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 869 | 274 | 869 | 1292 | 1273 | 1258 | 1258 | 1258 | 19 | 1258 | 1258 | 1273 | 1258 |
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