Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.3° C
0.0° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 5PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (10 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
3
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.6
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
7
1
S
12
1
S
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1544
1387
1365
1202
870
657
841
636
472
800
759
628
543
195
617
208
584
584
657
251
309
289
833
537
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:50PM0.78m
10:39PM0.82m
11:02PM0.85m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.13m
11:37AM0.03m
12:05PM-0.05m
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:27
6:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
26
25
25
26
26
25
26
24
24
24
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
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