Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 6AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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
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
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
91
143
206
274
265
333
317
305
298
267
325
257
199
334
146
144
142
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:19PM0.92m
5:40PM0.88m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.14m
7:05AM0.18m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:03
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6:27
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6:27
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 mm
4
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1
5
1
1
4
1
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1
3
4
2
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Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
31
31
31
32
31
30
29
30
31
29
30
31
31
30
30
29
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