Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 128 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 90 | 181 | 211 | 213 | 79 | 75 | 235 | 273 | 181 | 254 | 262 | 222 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM0.74m | 6:13PM0.70m | 5:36PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.25m | 8:52AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 128 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 90 | — | — | — | 79 | 75 | 127 | 163 | — | — | — | — | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 200 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 181 | 211 | 213 | 48 | 32 | 235 | 273 | 181 | 254 | 262 | 222 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 947 | 947 | 947 | 767 | 767 | 947 | 947 | 0 | 852 | 767 | 1635 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 25 | 947 | 947 | 767 | 947 | 767 |
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