Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 181 | 370 | 208 | 223 | 235 | 229 | 183 | 163 | 181 | 163 | 131 | 144 | 136 | 89 | 112 | 116 | 127 | 131 | 134 | 135 | 114 | 120 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:14AM0.88m | 3:01AM0.85m | 3:35AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.00m | 2:07PM0.10m | 1:31PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | S 6 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 116 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | S 22 | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 10 | S 10 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 21 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 40 | 9 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | SW 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 9 | S 13 | — | — | S 11 | S 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 168 | 181 | 370 | 208 | 223 | 235 | 229 | 183 | 163 | 181 | 163 | 131 | 144 | 136 | 89 | 112 | 116 | 127 | 131 | 134 | 135 | 114 | 120 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1727 | 15 | 852 | 15 | 15 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 1360 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 852 | 852 | 15 | 1727 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1727 | 852 | 1727 | 1602 |
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