Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.0°C
1.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.4
S
20
0.4
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
1
S
9
1
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
96
94
123
118
179
166
157
151
140
196
159
99
80
158
190
190
322
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:11PM0.65m
2:53AM0.59m
6:32PM0.63m
4:05AM0.57m
6:00PM0.64m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.57m
10:59AM0.23m
00:02AM0.50m
11:07AM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
29
28
28
27
27
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