Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.5°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (02 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
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)
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
15
1
S
7
0.5
S
14
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
592
579
374
466
376
422
385
367
324
270
264
223
212
168
228
107
106
89
92
78
105
102
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
6:26AM0.40m
6:57PM0.76m
7:00PM0.80m
7:07PM0.84m
Low Tide
10:53AM0.32m
10:14AM0.28m
9:43AM0.20m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:29
 mm
1
1
2
3
2
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
27
26
24
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
28
29
30
31
31
31
31
30
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