Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.6°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.1
S
21
0.5
S
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
40
40
40
28
27
27
38
36
36
25
10
24
9
15
24
10
34
4
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:10PM0.73m
6:51PM0.66m
3:34AM0.48m
5:42PM0.63m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.28m
1:32AM0.47m
10:39AM0.37m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
28
29
28
29
28
28
29
30
29
29
29
29
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