Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Desperations today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 1PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 924 | 949 | 851 | 840 | 683 | 702 | 683 | 656 | 665 | 674 | 683 | 693 | 568 | 508 | 501 | 419 | 379 | 309 | 273 | 222 | 222 | 154 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:26AM1.57m | 6:07PM1.48m | 6:04AM1.60m | 6:41PM1.54m | 6:42AM1.60m | 7:14PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.20m | 00:01AM0.41m | 12:26PM0.18m | 00:39AM0.36m | 1:00PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 924 | 949 | 851 | 840 | 683 | 702 | 683 | 656 | 665 | 674 | 683 | 693 | 568 | 508 | 501 | 419 | 379 | 309 | 273 | 222 | 222 | 154 | 310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 98 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 42 | 49 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 34 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 20 | SE 10 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 102 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 175 | 147 | 355 | 81 | 120 | 84 | 61 | 116 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1258 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 171 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 195 | 195 | 910 | 19 |
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