Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.4° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 6PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
799
592
730
816
878
961
1069
1047
1005
813
685
593
533
413
359
270
270
230
235
262
262
241
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
0
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:05PM0.79m
8:34PM0.78m
9:07PM0.76m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.18m
11:17AM0.15m
11:21AM0.12m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
3
4
3
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
5
3
2
2
4
3
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
24
24
26
25
25
25
26
24
25
25
26
27
28
28
29
30
31
30
29
30
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