Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 149 | 142 | 310 | 127 | 361 | 244 | 280 | 238 | 221 | 186 | 166 | 154 | 127 | 119 | 112 | 109 | 92 | 76 | 78 | 97 | 127 | 131 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 16 | 155 | 54 | 191 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | SE 11 | S 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | — | 21 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | SW 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | — | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 140 | 149 | 142 | 310 | 127 | 361 | 244 | 280 | 238 | 221 | 186 | 166 | 154 | 127 | 119 | 112 | 109 | 92 | 76 | 78 | 97 | 127 | 131 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 852 | 1360 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 1360 | 1727 | 852 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 852 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 1727 | 852 | 852 |
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