Despretes Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.4° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
11
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
7
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
472
389
849
708
198
203
606
258
573
191
206
181
702
636
636
615
265
217
228
478
485
452
319
257
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:39PM0.82m
11:02PM0.85m
11:56PM0.88m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.03m
12:05PM-0.05m
12:38PM-0.10m
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clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:27
6:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
24
25
25
25
24
26
25
24
25
24
26
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
25
24
25
26
27
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