Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.2°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
10
1.3
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
207
217
235
349
170
177
532
548
537
250
245
235
225
355
348
362
362
333
162
364
321
165
165
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:04AM0.53m
5:41PM0.67m
6:02AM0.49m
5:32PM0.72m
7:09AM0.44m
5:28PM0.76m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.42m
11:03AM0.35m
00:49AM0.34m
10:31AM0.41m
1:21AM0.27m
9:24AM0.43m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:25
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1
1
1
1
3
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2
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
30
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
30
29
27
28
28
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