Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.3°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 4PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
1
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
26
25
25
30
29
100
27
38
38
129
26
114
25
24
16
15
11
17
5
0
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
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
6:40AM0.47m
4:18PM0.72m
4:11PM0.76m
4:08PM0.81m
Low Tide
9:03AM0.46m
00:29AM0.22m
00:56AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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6:05
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6:03
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6:25
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1
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Temp °C
26
27
28
29
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
30
31
32
31
30
30
29
30
31
31
31
30
28
28
27
29
31
30
30
28
28
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