Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 6AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1606 | 1521 | 1281 | 1132 | 1089 | 1211 | 1047 | 933 | 815 | 983 | 933 | 1020 | 1044 | 1146 | 1120 | 1107 | 1178 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:44PM1.51m | 9:55AM1.38m | 10:28PM1.51m | 10:51AM1.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.44m | 4:02PM0.38m | 4:47AM0.43m | 4:51PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1606 | 1521 | 1281 | 1132 | 1089 | 1211 | 1047 | 933 | 667 | 441 | 407 | 385 | 506 | 1146 | 1120 | 1107 | 1178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 21 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 44 | 44 | 78 | 81 | 305 | 161 | 247 | 291 | 983 | 933 | 1020 | 1044 | 103 | 72 | 94 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SE 13 | SW 23 | S 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 135 | 43 | 567 | 679 | 815 | 247 | 286 | 226 | 151 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 919 | 1040 | 599 | 551 | 383 | 358 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1183 | 1183 | 82 | 8 | 869 | 1228 | 1269 | 8 | 1275 | 8 | 8 | 869 | 869 | 274 | 869 | 1292 | 1275 |
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