Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.8°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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 7PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
9
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
199
334
171
166
142
113
123
84
82
143
138
102
100
97
121
88
88
89
26
36
36
24
59
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:40PM0.88m
5:54PM0.81m
6:00AM0.33m
5:55PM0.74m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.18m
8:03AM0.25m
3:23AM0.32m
8:29AM0.32m
2:52AM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:27
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6:27
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Temp °C
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
31
30
29
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
29
30
31
31
32
31
31
31
32
31
32
32
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