Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 19 Aug 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 3AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
2
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
686
686
668
600
524
502
502
524
618
643
643
783
580
621
832
878
861
978
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:20PM0.78m
7:40PM0.80m
8:05PM0.79m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.21m
11:18AM0.18m
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6:39
6:37
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6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
5
3
2
2
3
3
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
26
26
Feels °C
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
26
25
24
23
25
25
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