Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Aug 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 111mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
S
10
2.5
SSE
10
1.9
S
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1556
1764
1733
1587
1424
1296
1176
1086
999
896
878
767
1187
697
1181
1094
1094
1094
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
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
High Tide
9:01PM0.60m
5:20AM0.64m
8:41PM0.64m
5:18AM0.56m
8:39PM0.68m
Low Tide
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
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
 mm
6
7
32
7
5
4
3
2
2
2
4
6
4
3
4
2
3
3
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
23
24
23
24
24
24
26
26
25
25
26
25
27
27
27
26
27
27
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