Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.8° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 4AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
834
882
646
831
749
505
476
400
463
463
454
399
341
226
212
248
294
287
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:33PM0.78m
7:53PM0.75m
8:01PM0.71m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.17m
10:27AM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
26
25
24
24
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