Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 3AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 686 | 686 | 668 | 600 | 524 | 502 | 502 | 524 | 618 | 643 | 643 | 783 | 580 | 621 | 832 | 878 | 861 | 978 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:20PM0.78m | 7:40PM0.80m | 8:05PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.21m | 11:18AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  |  | | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | 569 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 686 | 686 | 668 | 600 | 524 | 502 | 502 | 524 | 618 | 643 | 643 | 783 | 580 | 621 | 832 | 878 | 861 | 978 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2001 | 2051 | 1727 | 1565 | 1360 | 1727 | 1360 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 2001 | 2001 | 1727 | 1727 |
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