Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
27.6°C
0.8° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
0
0
0
0
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)
1.9
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
338
329
338
338
338
329
282
268
268
268
275
240
241
208
208
173
169
142
138
111
86
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:04PM0.90m
6:26PM0.89m
6:47PM0.85m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.16m
8:49AM0.13m
9:32AM0.13m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:15
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6:13
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6:13
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6:25
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6:25
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
28
27
27
27
26
27
26
25
25
27
26
27
27
27
25
26
27
27
28
29
28
29
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