Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 262 | 328 | 300 | 173 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 157 | 191 | 181 | 176 | 164 | 140 | 131 | 127 | 147 | 191 | 192 | 209 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:09AM0.44m | 5:28PM0.76m | 5:28PM0.81m | 5:33PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.27m | 9:24AM0.43m | 1:58AM0.22m | 2:47AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 173 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 132 | 186 | 173 | 173 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | SE 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | — | — | SE 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 18 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 75 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 3 | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 262 | 328 | 300 | — | — | 1 | — | 157 | 191 | 181 | 176 | 164 | 140 | 131 | 127 | 147 | 191 | 192 | 209 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2051 | 0 | 0 | 1727 | 1727 | 852 | 7 | 15 | 852 | 1602 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 1360 | 1360 | 1843 | 2001 | 1792 | 1601 | 1727 |
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