Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 5AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 355 | 589 | 440 | 755 | 849 | 830 | 723 | 625 | 563 | 575 | 575 | 1022 | 1176 | 1201 | 818 | 754 | 580 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03PM0.60m | 4:14AM0.57m | 6:31PM0.60m | 5:00AM0.52m | 5:55PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.55m | 11:36AM0.32m | 00:52AM0.47m | 10:43AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 235 | 241 | 305 | 440 | 755 | 849 | 830 | 723 | 625 | 563 | 575 | 575 | 682 | 808 | 808 | 81 | 74 | 580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | S 24 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 97 | 95 | 92 | 150 | 138 | 124 | 117 | 102 | 96 | 53 | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | SE 12 | — | — | S 18 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 355 | 589 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1022 | 1176 | 1201 | 818 | 754 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 7 | 948 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 852 | 2001 | 2051 | 948 |
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