Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 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 (2.5m), 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 (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 4PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 135mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2
S
10
2.5
SSE
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
1.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1015
1193
1348
1479
1450
1650
2210
1352
1348
1224
1200
1224
1108
914
1273
799
1237
711
725
1111
1140
740
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
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
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:01PM0.60m
5:20AM0.64m
8:41PM0.64m
5:18AM0.56m
8:39PM0.68m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.17m
00:16AM0.57m
1:01PM0.22m
2:04AM0.54m
12:42PM0.25m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
2
1
3
11
19
17
6
4
3
4
5
4
4
3
4
6
8
6
4
3
4
5
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
25
26
26
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
26
28
28
27
27
28
27
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