Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
612
345
302
149
153
291
212
221
221
212
207
169
164
127
117
157
219
250
328
336
268
207
192
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
25
SE
25
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:56PM0.88m
1:08AM0.88m
2:14AM0.88m
Low Tide
1:12PM-0.10m
1:43PM-0.07m
2:05PM0.00m
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clear
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
6:28
 mm
1
1
1
3
5
3
4
6
7
8
20
12
4
5
7
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
22
24
24
25
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