Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.6°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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 10PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.5
S
12
1
S
6
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
132
120
120
120
119
100
97
80
80
82
82
271
289
313
307
263
229
247
396
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:56PM0.74m
9:01PM0.67m
3:09AM0.62m
8:03PM0.60m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.15m
1:31AM0.61m
12:03PM0.24m
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clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
6:29
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
23
22
23
25
25
26
26
27
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