Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.6° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
256
207
207
203
169
135
132
103
103
103
103
101
101
86
90
88
65
65
65
46
46
39
62
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
0
NNE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SE
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:39PM0.80m
8:47PM0.83m
9:10PM0.84m
Low Tide
10:52AM0.16m
10:54AM0.07m
11:17AM-0.00m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
29
29
29
30
32
32
32
31
32
31
30
31
30
32
31
30
28
29
29
31
31
31
31
31
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