Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 4AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 58 | 65 | 57 | 117 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 164 | 167 | 160 | 165 | 134 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 101 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 9:46PM0.84m | 10:33PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM-0.06m | 12:45PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 58 | 65 | 57 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 102 | — | — | — | 117 | 49 | 44 | 90 | 164 | 167 | 160 | 165 | 134 | 123 | 140 | 142 | 101 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 947 | 947 | 852 | 852 | 767 | 767 | 852 | 947 | 1635 | 680 | 680 | 680 |
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