Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 6AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 340 | 332 | 324 | 277 | 264 | 257 | 224 | 241 | 234 | 257 | 191 | 135 | 241 | 310 | 318 | 314 | 270 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:16AM0.36m | 5:58PM0.81m | 6:13AM0.32m | 6:18PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.29m | 10:03AM0.31m | 2:07AM0.27m | 10:04AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 60 | 88 | 49 | 28 | 29 | 54 | 55 | 241 | 171 | 199 | 29 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 47 | 52 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 340 | 332 | 324 | 277 | 264 | 257 | 224 | — | 234 | 257 | 191 | 135 | 241 | 310 | 318 | 314 | 270 | 214 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1766 | 1727 | 1727 | 1360 | 852 | 852 | 15 | 852 | 947 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 947 | 1764 | 948 | 852 | 1597 | 1732 |
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