Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 5PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 501 | 501 | 522 | 600 | 696 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 786 | 865 | 928 | 1026 | 1013 | 993 | 882 | 700 | 614 | 551 | 486 | 641 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:40PM0.80m | 8:05PM0.79m | 8:34PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.21m | 11:18AM0.18m | 11:17AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 52 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 431 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 522 | 501 | 501 | 522 | 600 | 696 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 786 | 865 | 928 | 1026 | 1013 | 993 | 882 | 700 | 614 | 551 | 486 | 641 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1727 | 1595 | 1360 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 852 | 1727 | 1727 | 2001 | 2001 | 1727 | 1727 | 852 | 852 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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