Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 01 Nov 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 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore 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

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
265
333
317
305
298
267
325
257
199
334
171
144
142
141
123
84
82
187
138
138
100
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:19PM0.92m
5:40PM0.88m
5:54PM0.81m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.14m
7:05AM0.18m
8:03AM0.25m
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
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6:01
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6:27
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6:27
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1
1
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1
1
2
2
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
29
29
29
30
28
28
30
31
30
30
30
30
28
28
30
30
31
31
30
30
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