Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.8° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 11AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
831
831
749
647
476
400
473
463
463
399
230
160
265
295
289
287
260
242
224
216
209
171
144
115
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:53PM0.75m
8:01PM0.71m
7:45PM0.67m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.17m
10:27AM0.16m
10:35AM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
26
25
25
25
24
23
23
24
26
26
26
26
26
25
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