Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.3°C
1.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
176
173
141
141
138
194
222
173
201
196
161
130
157
221
210
176
143
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:09AM0.44m
5:28PM0.76m
5:28PM0.81m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.27m
9:24AM0.43m
1:58AM0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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6:16
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6:16
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6:25
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6:25
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 mm
4
2
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2
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2
2
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1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
30
29
29
29
30
29
29
28
28
29
27
29
29
28
26
27
27
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