Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 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 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 354 | 338 | 348 | 334 | 300 | 306 | 349 | 340 | 340 | 158 | 180 | 192 | 166 | 163 | 141 | 135 | 118 | 113 | 114 | 130 | 107 | 123 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:28AM0.71m | 8:45PM0.60m | 4:13AM0.68m | 7:39PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.10m | 12:10PM0.13m | 11:13PM0.59m | 12:15PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 134 | 153 | 142 | 138 | 142 | 130 | 125 | 139 | 135 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 354 | 338 | 348 | 334 | 300 | 306 | 349 | 340 | 340 | 158 | 180 | 192 | 166 | 163 | 141 | 135 | 118 | 113 | 114 | 130 | 107 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 948 | 948 | 7 | 1727 | 767 | 1360 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 947 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 947 | 1597 | 1597 | 947 | 948 | 767 |
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