Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
29.4°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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
193
118
112
225
221
217
214
206
447
240
240
351
345
356
231
184
178
136
128
127
94
169
94
92
67
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
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
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
4:02PM0.86m
4:31PM0.86m
4:59PM0.86m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.08m
1:31AM0.08m
1:57AM0.10m
2:27AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
28
29
28
29
28
29
29
27
29
29
29
31
30
31
31
30
30
30
29
30
30
30
30
31
29
30
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