Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.3°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
7
0.3
S
16
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
113
149
187
157
153
98
98
95
74
72
72
54
57
192
79
73
83
60
178
121
43
117
108
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:21PM0.85m
7:42PM0.85m
8:08PM0.84m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.13m
10:19AM0.07m
10:48AM0.03m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
6:29
 mm
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
30
31
30
32
31
31
30
31
30
29
30
30
30
31
31
30
30
28
28
27
28
27
27
26
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