Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Despretes sea temperature is

28.2°C

Despretes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Despretes today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	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 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24						Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	51	35	69	82	114	12	22	37	22	22	26	25	25	28	28	28	40	39	86	27	26	26
Wind (km/h)	E	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ENE	ENE	E	E	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:33PM0.69m					6:40AM0.47m			4:18PM0.72m								4:11PM0.76m
Low Tide		9:26AM0.39m					00:11AM0.31m			9:03AM0.46m					00:29AM0.22m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	26	27	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	28	28	28	28	27
Feels °C	28	29	31	31	30	30	28	29	29	30	31	31	29	31	30	29	29	31	31	31	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 4	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 4
kJ	51	35	30	34	7	8	8	37	22	22	26	25	25	5	28	28	40	39	39	27	26	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 4	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	19	12	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	8	4	—	—	—	—	—	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	8	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 3	SSE 4	SE 4
kJ	—	—	69	82	114	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	6	16	—	—	—	—	86	2	6	16
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	36	2072	7	0	7	36	36	36	36	947	7	947	9	7	7	7	947	947	947	9	947
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Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		2	1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		2	1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	4

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