Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 273 | 280 | 330 | 122 | 119 | 261 | 287 | 274 | 105 | 271 | 314 | 172 | 217 | 186 | 168 | 139 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31AM0.71m | 3:28AM0.71m | 8:45PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.10m | 12:10PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 127 | 127 | 134 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 113 | 130 | 105 | 102 | 128 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 55 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 17 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 273 | 273 | 280 | 330 | — | — | 261 | 287 | 274 | — | 271 | 314 | 172 | 217 | 186 | 168 | 139 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 7 | 0 | 852 | 15 | 852 | 767 | 1727 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 1582 | 2001 | 767 | 947 | 947 |
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