Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 5AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 383 | 349 | 319 | 343 | 392 | 356 | 313 | 319 | 313 | 256 | 212 | 169 | 169 | 135 | 135 | 108 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 8:40PM0.72m | 8:40PM0.76m | 8:39PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.23m | 10:52AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 392 | 383 | 349 | 319 | 343 | 392 | 356 | 313 | 319 | 313 | 256 | 212 | 169 | 169 | 135 | 135 | 108 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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