Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 160 | 207 | 149 | 108 | 86 | 81 | 74 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 55 | 83 | 111 | 115 | 162 | 144 | 150 | 189 | 230 | 283 | 345 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:39PM0.79m | 2:45AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM-0.03m | 1:05PM0.05m | 1:09PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 12 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 64 | 53 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 126 | 160 | 207 | 149 | 108 | 86 | 81 | 74 | 75 | — | — | 55 | 83 | 111 | 115 | 162 | 144 | 150 | 189 | 230 | 283 | 345 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 852 | 947 | 948 | 1865 | 680 | 680 | 767 | 767 | 852 | 948 | 852 | 947 | 852 | 852 | 2051 | 1597 | 1360 | 1565 | 2078 | 2078 | 2001 | 2078 |
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