Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 9PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 235 | 211 | 205 | 306 | 304 | 262 | 257 | 234 | 224 | 181 | 181 | 182 | 146 | 149 | 127 | 98 | 78 | 82 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:07PM0.76m | 9:48PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.09m | 11:39AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 224 | 181 | 181 | 182 | 146 | 149 | 127 | 98 | 78 | 82 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 262 | 235 | 211 | 205 | 306 | 304 | 262 | 257 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 852 | 852 | 1727 | 1727 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 852 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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