Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 5AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 15 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 91 | 160 | 136 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 73 | 70 | 109 | 59 | 68 | 85 | 106 | 240 | 248 | 243 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 5:56PM0.83m | 6:20PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.19m | 3:27AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 84 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 45 | 39 | 68 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 106 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 24 | 21 | 46 | — | — | — | 102 | 51 | 68 | 85 | 38 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 5 | — | 18 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 67 | 91 | 160 | 136 | — | — | 58 | 73 | 70 | 109 | 128 | 126 | — | — | 240 | 248 | 243 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 947 | 947 | 1732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 767 | 2238 | 947 | 947 | 1609 | 947 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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