
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
234 | 230 | 217 | 176 | 229 | 325 | 325 | 204 | 305 | 128 | 125 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 92 | 237 | 144 | 173 | 177 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM0.78m | 6:36PM0.74m | 6:13PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.24m | 8:28AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
234 | 230 | 217 | 176 | 229 | 229 | 212 | 204 | 200 | 128 | 125 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 92 | 147 | — | — | — | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
50 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 16 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 |
— | 5 | — | — | 18 | 325 | 325 | — | 305 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 237 | 144 | 173 | 177 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 767 | 767 | 947 | 947 | 852 | 767 | 767 | 7 | 767 |
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