Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 2AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 353 | 709 | 798 | 986 | 1030 | 1184 | 1031 | 1005 | 964 | 1614 | 3216 | 2890 | 3014 | 1451 | 1451 | 1273 | 1379 | 1547 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 9:10PM1.64m | 9:28AM1.49m | 9:54PM1.57m | 10:20AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.30m | 3:33PM0.32m | 4:13AM0.36m | 4:19PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 188 | 196 | 709 | 798 | 986 | 1030 | 1184 | 1031 | 1005 | 964 | 1081 | 3216 | 2890 | 3014 | 1451 | 1451 | 1273 | 1379 | 1547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 20 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 425 | 353 | 248 | 248 | 234 | 331 | 380 | 218 | 298 | 476 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 149 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NNW 8 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NNW 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 241 | 18 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 33 | 43 | 77 | 55 | 53 | 552 | 521 | 647 | 610 | 1614 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 298 | 371 | 424 | 408 | 401 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 82 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 931 | 931 | 927 | 931 | 274 | 927 | 931 | 931 | 1183 | 1183 | 1183 | 1183 | 1226 | 1290 |
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