Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.9°C
0.2° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
89
25
25
25
85
59
58
58
57
35
33
31
32
31
13
13
13
13
2
5
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
0
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SE
0
NW
0
NW
0
E
0
ENE
5
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55PM0.74m
5:25PM0.68m
3:56PM0.66m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.34m
1:51AM0.34m
00:52AM0.29m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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1
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1
2
4
1
1
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2
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Temp °C
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
30
31
31
31
33
32
32
32
33
31
32
33
33
32
34
32
32
31
30
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