Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.4° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.1
S
14
1.6
SSE
9
2.1
S
13
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
499
559
458
426
1468
1324
1117
1109
838
564
2135
1975
1893
1713
1568
1104
956
941
800
1127
960
960
722
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:59PM0.70m
10:59PM0.74m
10:50PM0.78m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.25m
12:04PM0.22m
11:27AM0.13m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:46
6:47
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6:25
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
3
4
4
5
4
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
28
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
27
29
27
27
26
27
26
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