Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.6°C
0.4° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
3
3
2
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
S
9
2.1
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.4
SSE
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
337
302
266
239
310
509
450
849
949
847
666
561
511
511
511
623
1086
834
832
754
1086
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:03PM0.60m
4:14AM0.57m
6:31PM0.60m
5:00AM0.52m
5:55PM0.65m
Low Tide
12:03PM0.24m
1:03AM0.55m
11:36AM0.32m
00:52AM0.47m
10:43AM0.36m
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:28
6:28
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
23
24
26
25
26
28
27
27
28
30
31
31
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
27
26
26
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