Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 501 | 172 | 169 | 135 | 268 | 261 | 236 | 222 | 219 | 167 | 230 | 226 | 103 | 107 | 119 | 142 | 149 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.20m | 3:00AM1.42m | 4:00PM1.22m | 3:48AM1.45m | 4:46PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.62m | 9:45AM0.38m | 9:38PM0.61m | 10:30AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 240 | 211 | 169 | 169 | 135 | 108 | 123 | 123 | 222 | 219 | 167 | 230 | 226 | 103 | 107 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 175 | 175 | 172 | 87 | 92 | 268 | 261 | 236 | 96 | 98 | 149 | 145 | 133 | 98 | 94 | 90 | 54 | 149 | 248 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 94 | 89 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 83 | 142 | 56 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 501 | 501 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 118 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 868 | 868 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
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