Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.4°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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
2
SE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
88
93
103
108
115
118
120
267
127
125
119
116
119
96
267
267
302
502
226
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22PM0.71m
2:31AM0.71m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.08m
12:00PM0.10m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
28
28
27
29
28
29
29
27
27
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