Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.5° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.2
S
10
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
876
847
857
279
265
522
228
151
149
689
575
284
264
303
221
257
215
335
364
183
136
256
234
226
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM0.85m
11:56PM0.88m
1:08AM0.88m
Low Tide
12:38PM-0.10m
1:12PM-0.10m
1:43PM-0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
6:27
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
5
3
4
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
26
26
26
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
27
28
29
29
30
29
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