Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.0° C
0.0° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (28 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
0.8
S
12
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
248
647
615
573
475
525
663
653
608
703
187
163
561
360
378
402
356
106
119
114
118
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
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-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:24AM0.78m
3:17AM0.79m
Low Tide
12:30PM0.03m
12:45PM0.03m
12:57PM0.05m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
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