Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.9°C
0.2° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (07 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
12
3
3
3
5
9
4
3
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:06PM0.70m
2:55PM0.75m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.29m
00:34AM0.22m
00:33AM0.16m
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6:28
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 mm
2
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2
1
2
2
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1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
31
31
31
31
32
33
33
32
32
30
30
32
32
32
33
32
30
31
31
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