Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 109 | 164 | 181 | 194 | 225 | 211 | 230 | 269 | 312 | 357 | 340 | 340 | 434 | 442 | 454 | 421 | 345 | 305 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:45AM0.74m | 3:34AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.14m | 12:41PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 109 | 164 | 181 | 194 | 225 | 211 | 230 | 269 | 312 | 357 | 340 | 340 | 434 | 442 | 454 | 421 | 345 | 305 | 268 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 852 | 852 | 852 | 852 | 852 | 947 | 852 | 1764 | 1360 | 2052 | 2157 | 2238 | 2052 | 1649 | 1793 | 1766 | 852 | 2238 | 2238 | 2238 |
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