Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
202
172
172
141
116
89
109
65
61
44
65
63
63
61
60
42
42
42
41
40
40
40
41
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:47PM0.85m
7:04PM0.80m
7:10PM0.73m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.13m
10:04AM0.15m
10:29AM0.21m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
24
25
26
28
27
29
28
28
28
29
28
30
28
27
28
29
30
30
31
30
29
29
29
30
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