Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.4° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
9
2.5
SSE
13
2.1
S
12
2.5
SSE
10
2
S
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.3
S
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
426
1935
1322
1205
783
589
572
1975
1930
1777
1750
1750
1723
1521
1070
927
759
657
841
472
833
615
663
628
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:59PM0.70m
10:59PM0.74m
10:50PM0.78m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.22m
11:27AM0.13m
11:37AM0.03m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
3
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
25
26
27
27
28
27
26
26
27
26
26
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