Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.6° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 7PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
S
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1424
1393
1270
1176
1176
1065
978
878
1237
1066
630
656
656
575
563
480
563
490
480
417
426
367
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:20AM0.64m
8:41PM0.64m
5:18AM0.56m
8:39PM0.68m
8:40PM0.72m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.22m
2:04AM0.54m
12:42PM0.25m
12:13PM0.26m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
5
5
6
4
3
4
3
4
4
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
24
24
23
25
26
25
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
29
29
30
30
31
30
30
29
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