Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 10AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 107mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 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 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 128 | 163 | 189 | 236 | 274 | 324 | 397 | 419 | 513 | 572 | 582 | 501 | 439 | 432 | 432 | 443 | 461 | 472 | 442 | 775 | 784 | 476 | 820 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53AM0.63m | 7:10PM0.63m | 5:31AM0.57m | 6:59PM0.67m | 6:05AM0.49m | 6:56PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.54m | 12:11PM0.24m | 00:54AM0.48m | 11:54AM0.30m | 1:42AM0.42m | 11:25AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 67 | 61 | 39 | 102 | 6 | 6 | 452 | 473 | 476 | 495 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | S 18 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 124 | 128 | 163 | 189 | 236 | 274 | 324 | 397 | 419 | 513 | 572 | 582 | 501 | 439 | 432 | 432 | 443 | 461 | 472 | 442 | 775 | 784 | — | 820 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 947 | 947 | 1360 | 947 | 1857 | 1867 | 1635 | 1609 | 1732 | 1609 | 1609 | 1732 | 2001 | 2001 | 2051 | 2078 | 1727 | 1727 | 1360 | 1857 | 852 | 852 | 2072 | 15 |
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