Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.1°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.9
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
111
159
95
72
175
186
264
227
232
398
248
271
295
407
442
236
408
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:32PM0.63m
4:05AM0.57m
6:00PM0.64m
5:04AM0.53m
5:41PM0.67m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.50m
11:07AM0.29m
00:22AM0.42m
11:03AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
27
27
27
26
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
27
28
27
28
29
28
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