Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
29.1°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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (10 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
S
9
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
37
33
31
31
46
42
26
99
88
30
25
94
89
112
102
105
91
90
193
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:14PM0.83m
3:35PM0.85m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.12m
00:52AM0.09m
1:09AM0.08m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:29
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6:29
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6:29
 mm
—
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1
—
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1
1
3
2
1
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
31
30
30
31
32
32
31
29
30
29
29
29
31
29
30
29
30
29
29
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