Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.6° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 7PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
S
7
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
110
110
107
92
160
108
117
146
149
127
124
98
95
74
72
70
52
52
55
79
79
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
NE
5
NNE
0
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:07PM0.84m
7:21PM0.85m
7:42PM0.85m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.20m
9:52AM0.13m
10:19AM0.07m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
6:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
29
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
31
30
31
30
30
29
28
27
27
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