Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 6AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1376 | 1064 | 1380 | 1275 | 1085 | 1035 | 563 | 504 | 490 | 376 | 270 | 396 | 336 | 277 | 444 | 446 | 690 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.35m | 5:52AM1.56m | 6:42PM1.39m | 6:30AM1.58m | 7:17PM1.43m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.50m | 12:26PM0.20m | 00:27AM0.47m | 1:01PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1376 | 1064 | 1380 | 1275 | 1085 | 1035 | 563 | 504 | 232 | 232 | 181 | 155 | 131 | 130 | 444 | 446 | 349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 7 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 69 | 46 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 87 | 70 | 417 | 376 | 270 | 235 | 247 | 180 | 180 | 144 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 45 | — | — | 19 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 70 | 79 | 100 | 77 | 112 | 144 | 61 | 43 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | 67 | 149 | 94 | 208 | 490 | 149 | 129 | 396 | 336 | 277 | 293 | 215 | 690 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 1258 | 1258 | 1258 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1273 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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