Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 6PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 436 | 358 | 353 | 306 | 322 | 637 | 817 | 869 | 828 | 808 | 768 | 837 | 744 | 1323 | 1773 | 2128 | 2274 | 1799 | 2218 | 2144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:04AM1.66m | 9:51PM1.62m | 9:58AM1.54m | 10:41PM1.58m | 10:55AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.11m | 3:54AM0.36m | 4:14PM0.23m | 4:51AM0.40m | 5:03PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 132 | 436 | 358 | 353 | 306 | 322 | 637 | 817 | 869 | 828 | 808 | 768 | 837 | 711 | 1323 | 1773 | 2128 | 2274 | 1799 | 2218 | 2144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 447 | 95 | 206 | 201 | 196 | 73 | 60 | 62 | 73 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 140 | 744 | 592 | 584 | 362 | 357 | 357 | 206 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 16 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 20 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 23 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 142 | 130 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 188 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 171 | 35 | 301 | 248 | 206 | 197 | 180 | 162 | 41 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 445 | 434 | 93 | 121 | 135 | 291 | 262 | 268 | 283 | 248 | 223 | 193 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | 488 | 802 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 937 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 910 | 19 |
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