Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 298 | 338 | 329 | 329 | 364 | 323 | 289 | 311 | 403 | 470 | 335 | 381 | 373 | 328 | 284 | 375 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:28PM0.60m | 4:29AM0.55m | 7:07PM0.67m | 4:44AM0.49m | 7:07PM0.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.51m | 11:33AM0.28m | 1:23AM0.46m | 11:26AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 12 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 319 | 320 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 278 | 356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 20 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 253 | 298 | 338 | 329 | 329 | 364 | 323 | 289 | 311 | 403 | 470 | 335 | 381 | 373 | 328 | 284 | 375 | 539 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2051 | 2051 | 2051 | 1565 | 1565 | 2238 | 2238 | 2051 | 2238 | 2051 | 15 | 15 | 1727 | 15 | 2051 | 15 | 7 | 2052 |
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