Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 6PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 64 | 60 | 73 | 68 | 102 | 59 | 68 | 85 | 106 | 240 | 248 | 243 | 160 | 164 | 260 | 211 | 231 | 327 | 231 | 268 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56PM0.83m | 6:20PM0.81m | 6:36PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.22m | 7:01AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 62 | 44 | 45 | 39 | 68 | 102 | 51 | 68 | 37 | 106 | 168 | 164 | 160 | 160 | 164 | 168 | 211 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 221 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 46 | — | — | — | 63 | 59 | 57 | 85 | 26 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 50 | 39 | 32 | — | 47 | 26 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 52 | 5 | — | 18 | 37 | 21 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 64 | 60 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 46 | 82 | — | 240 | 248 | 243 | — | — | 260 | — | — | 327 | 17 | 268 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 767 | 2238 | 947 | 947 | 767 | 767 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 767 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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