Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 102 | 59 | 68 | 87 | 109 | 166 | 203 | 164 | 165 | 164 | 168 | 171 | 230 | 234 | 235 | 217 | 207 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:20PM0.81m | 6:36PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.22m | 7:01AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 102 | 51 | 39 | 87 | 109 | 166 | 162 | 164 | 165 | 164 | 168 | 171 | 230 | 234 | 235 | 217 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 62 | 59 | 68 | 36 | 27 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 50 | 52 | 32 | — | 47 | 26 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 57 | 55 | 52 | 5 | — | 18 | 37 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | S 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 51 | 39 | 58 | 64 | — | — | 203 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 947 | 1727 | 767 | 1360 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 767 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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