Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.7°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 4PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
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)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.5
S
6
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
22
12
10
18
8
18
18
17
25
55
52
91
143
206
274
265
333
317
305
298
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:33PM0.93m
4:55PM0.94m
5:19PM0.92m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.09m
5:34AM0.14m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
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6:03
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6:03
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6:25
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6:27
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6:27
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 mm
1
—
1
3
3
1
1
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—
—
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3
5
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2
1
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Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
31
32
31
31
31
32
30
30
31
32
32
32
32
30
31
31
31
32
31
31
32
31
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