Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.9°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.2
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.6
S
11
0.9
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.4
S
10
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
89
95
73
72
75
78
75
151
81
160
164
126
126
81
62
151
62
31
59
83
64
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42AM0.45m
4:27PM0.71m
4:22PM0.76m
4:28PM0.81m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.45m
00:49AM0.26m
00:55AM0.21m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
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6:24
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6:24
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
27
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
30
29
27
26
26
27
27
28
29
29
27
26
26
27
27
27
25
27
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