Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 6AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 157 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 134 | 134 | 111 | 107 | 107 | 128 | 139 | 143 | 171 | 192 | 189 | 264 | 371 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:45PM0.60m | 4:13AM0.68m | 7:39PM0.60m | 4:53AM0.63m | 7:10PM0.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.59m | 12:15PM0.18m | 00:07AM0.54m | 12:11PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 187 | 157 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 134 | 134 | 111 | 107 | 107 | 128 | 139 | 143 | 171 | 192 | 189 | 264 | 371 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 948 | 1597 | 767 | 947 | 1597 | 1597 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 948 | 947 | 852 | 947 | 947 | 2078 | 2051 | 1732 | 1732 |
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