Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.7° C
0.3° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 3AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Mon morning).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
2
S
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
156
209
274
286
348
367
427
441
407
422
428
488
589
1499
1665
1699
1455
1351
1544
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:30AM0.77m
4:59AM0.72m
9:01PM0.60m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.12m
1:11PM0.17m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
5
4
8
19
5
2
3
4
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
23
26
28
27
27
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