Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 6AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | S 14 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:42PM0.81m | 5:45PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.15m | 3:29AM0.19m | 3:54AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | 6:30 |
mm | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 10 | — | S 17 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 12 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 767 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 947 | 36 | 7 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 |
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