Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 128 | 107 | 104 | 120 | 150 | 184 | 250 | 278 | 286 | 298 | 348 | 358 | 441 | 586 | 586 | 572 | 505 | 489 | 454 |
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 | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:39PM0.60m | 4:53AM0.63m | 7:10PM0.63m | 5:31AM0.57m | 6:59PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.54m | 12:11PM0.24m | 00:54AM0.48m | 11:54AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | 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 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 67 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 111 | 128 | 107 | 104 | 120 | 150 | 184 | 250 | 278 | 286 | 298 | 348 | 358 | 441 | 586 | 586 | 572 | 505 | 489 | 454 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1597 | 15 | 1565 | 948 | 948 | 948 | 1565 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 2051 | 2051 | 1609 | 1732 | 1582 | 1609 | 1732 | 2001 | 2001 |
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