Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.7° C
0.4° 

Despretes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Despretes today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 3PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (31 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 108mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
1.3
S
9
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.2
S
9
3
SSE
10
2.3
S
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.1
S
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
287
144
200
255
277
295
295
303
355
405
453
428
428
488
759
1701
1045
1396
890
1351
1514
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:30AM0.77m
4:59AM0.72m
9:01PM0.60m
Low Tide
1:06PM0.07m
1:12PM0.12m
1:11PM0.17m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
5
10
34
18
2
4
3
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
23
27
27
27
27
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