Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 41 | 39 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 23 | 22 | 39 | 42 | 24 | 51 | 67 | 62 | 38 | 59 | 38 | 7 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10PM0.84m | 9:46PM0.84m | 10:33PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM-0.05m | 12:18PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 41 | 39 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 23 | 22 | 39 | 42 | 24 | 51 | 67 | 62 | 38 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 11 | N 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 11 | N 13 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 38 | 80 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 767 | 947 | 767 | 947 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 947 | 767 | 767 | 947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 852 | 852 |
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