Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.7° C
0.3° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (02 Aug)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
2
S
8
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
476
488
576
708
844
979
1153
1250
1130
1198
1198
1820
1667
1667
998
1130
1130
1040
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
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
High Tide
4:59AM0.72m
9:01PM0.60m
5:20AM0.64m
8:41PM0.64m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.17m
00:16AM0.57m
1:01PM0.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
2
2
3
3
3
6
5
4
5
6
6
11
8
5
3
3
3
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
23
26
23
23
25
26
26
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