Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.8°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 (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 8PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
9
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
146
144
142
111
123
84
82
73
138
102
100
95
121
88
88
121
37
37
36
25
85
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:40PM0.88m
5:54PM0.81m
6:00AM0.33m
5:55PM0.74m
Low Tide
8:03AM0.25m
3:23AM0.32m
8:29AM0.32m
2:52AM0.34m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
30
30
29
29
30
29
30
32
32
31
31
30
31
32
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