Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 8PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 367 | 380 | 794 | 690 | 572 | 206 | 206 | 175 | 232 | 237 | 279 | 387 | 425 | 318 | 396 | 425 | 367 | 443 | 372 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.58m | 7:17PM1.43m | 7:07AM1.58m | 7:53PM1.47m | 7:45AM1.56m | 8:28PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.18m | 1:05AM0.45m | 1:35PM0.19m | 1:44AM0.45m | 2:09PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 110 | 367 | 380 | 361 | 349 | 254 | 206 | 206 | 164 | 161 | 140 | 154 | 387 | 425 | 152 | 396 | 425 | 367 | 443 | 372 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 243 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 142 | 137 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 232 | 237 | 279 | 151 | 140 | 318 | 116 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 65 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 112 | 64 | 61 | 43 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 115 | 175 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | 260 | 231 | 239 | 794 | 690 | 572 | — | — | — | — | 211 | 247 | 213 | 309 | 286 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 8 | 8 |
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