Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.7°C
1.0° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
1.3
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
230
234
230
217
176
223
229
212
318
209
128
125
92
98
96
227
237
144
173
88
86
Wind (km/h)
15
E
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-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
6:36PM0.78m
6:36PM0.74m
6:13PM0.70m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.24m
8:01AM0.24m
8:28AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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6:05
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6:24
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6:24
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6:24
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 mm
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1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
28
30
31
31
29
29
27
26
26
28
29
27
28
28
27
27
26
29
30
29
29
29
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