Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.7° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 1AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
549
419
387
341
337
337
452
393
377
324
317
270
257
260
273
302
301
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:03AM0.41m
5:45PM0.77m
6:16AM0.36m
5:58PM0.81m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.33m
10:05AM0.35m
1:36AM0.29m
10:03AM0.31m
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6:24
6:24
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6:28
6:28
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
28
28
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