Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 12PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
74
72
52
54
52
74
74
74
157
213
43
128
132
128
102
82
75
86
76
85
73
74
71
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:42PM0.85m
8:08PM0.84m
8:34PM0.80m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.07m
10:48AM0.03m
11:17AM0.04m
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
6:29
 mm
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
31
31
30
29
28
28
26
26
26
26
26
24
26
26
26
25
25
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