Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.4°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 1PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
346
430
381
364
356
382
382
382
331
329
297
304
297
289
282
268
302
266
273
239
176
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:46PM0.89m
6:04PM0.90m
6:26PM0.89m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.16m
8:49AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:16
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6:15
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6:13
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6:25
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6:25
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6:25
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 mm
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1
1
1
1
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1
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1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
27
26
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
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