Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.9° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
SSE
7
0.6
S
18
1.6
SSE
7
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
233
255
218
212
212
212
192
219
258
321
372
339
407
294
277
268
248
748
711
603
545
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:17PM0.77m
00:58AM0.77m
Low Tide
12:03PM0.07m
12:15PM0.05m
12:30PM0.03m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
6:30
 mm
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
24
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
24
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