Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.9° C
0.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.9
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
326
302
296
290
290
244
244
237
237
244
242
202
204
200
196
180
141
138
106
101
62
90
178
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12PM0.78m
9:41PM0.78m
10:19PM0.77m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.17m
11:59AM0.14m
11:56AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
6:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
27
27
26
25
28
28
27
27
25
26
27
26
27
29
29
28
28
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