Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 11AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 103 | 90 | 92 | 118 | 94 | 222 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 274 | 116 | 119 | 338 | 222 | 323 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:22PM0.71m | 2:31AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.08m | 11:50AM0.08m | 12:00PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 131 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 103 | 90 | 92 | 118 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 96 | 116 | 119 | 125 | 40 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 56 | 47 | 82 | 79 | 69 | 68 | 57 | 55 | 32 | 50 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 21 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 3 | — | SE 8 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 223 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 9 | — | 4 | — | 274 | — | — | 338 | 222 | 323 | 279 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 767 | 1766 | 767 | 767 |
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