Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 3AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 356 | 354 | 472 | 334 | 371 | 326 | 368 | 375 | 306 | 602 | 470 | 602 | 752 | 694 | 593 | 521 | 656 |
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 | cross |
High Tide | 7:07PM0.67m | 4:44AM0.49m | 7:07PM0.74m | 4:47AM0.43m | 7:20PM0.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.46m | 11:26AM0.26m | 2:24AM0.41m | 11:23AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 8 | S 19 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 30 | 66 | 65 | 371 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 284 | 278 | 61 | 408 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 62 | — | — | — | 63 | 62 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 347 | 356 | 354 | 472 | 334 | 371 | 326 | 368 | 375 | 306 | 602 | 470 | 602 | 752 | 694 | 593 | 521 | 656 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2051 | 2051 | 2052 | 2051 | 2051 | 2051 | 2051 | 852 | 2051 | 2051 | 2051 | 2051 | 2051 | 2051 | 1586 | 2001 | 2051 | 2001 |
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