Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.1° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 8AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (11 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (11 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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
S
9
0.4
S
9
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
80
91
125
132
132
125
118
193
118
184
225
221
217
214
311
300
289
240
240
345
235
350
227
181
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35PM0.85m
4:02PM0.86m
4:31PM0.86m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.09m
1:09AM0.08m
1:31AM0.08m
1:57AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:01
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—
—
—
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6:01
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—
—
—
—
—
—
6:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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—
—
—
—
6:29
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—
—
—
—
—
—
6:29
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:30
—
—
—
6:30
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
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Temp °C
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
28
29
29
31
29
30
28
30
29
29
28
30
29
29
30
29
28
29
30
31
32
30
31
31
30
30
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