Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 03 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) - 4ft (1.2m), 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) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 6AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)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 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
6
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
196
176
130
126
126
101
89
77
86
120
157
196
201
165
100
98
95
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
7:00PM0.80m
7:07PM0.84m
7:21PM0.85m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.20m
9:52AM0.13m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
25
26
27
27
28
28
28
29
29
29
30
30
30
31
31
31
30
30
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