Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 25 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 1PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 25). 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 Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
S
10
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
123
118
179
166
155
151
140
168
159
159
71
150
190
190
203
217
358
375
288
306
225
337
324
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
2:53AM0.59m
6:32PM0.63m
4:05AM0.57m
6:00PM0.64m
5:04AM0.53m
5:41PM0.67m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.57m
10:59AM0.23m
00:02AM0.50m
11:07AM0.29m
00:22AM0.42m
11:03AM0.35m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
24
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
25
27
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
27
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