Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.9° C
0.2° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
160
142
136
110
103
99
132
163
181
173
167
355
337
337
181
203
192
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41PM0.78m
10:19PM0.77m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.11m
12:03PM0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
28
27
27
26
27
29
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
26
25
26
26
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