Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
275
275
240
240
228
186
159
164
137
107
82
78
71
55
53
84
82
61
60
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:26PM0.89m
6:47PM0.85m
7:04PM0.80m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.13m
10:04AM0.15m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
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