Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.7°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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
7
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
23
22
25
41
31
29
24
18
20
22
9
9
8
4
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:09PM0.86m
4:16PM0.90m
4:33PM0.93m
Low Tide
2:09AM0.06m
2:56AM0.07m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:03
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:03
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
6:25
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:25
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:25
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
1
1
—
1
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
27
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
28
30
30
30
29
31
32
31
30
31
33
31
29
29
30
30
30
33
33
33
32
32
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Despretes surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest