Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
29.0°C
0.3° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (14 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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)
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
208
161
158
122
94
66
67
28
61
42
41
41
41
41
40
39
23
36
22
21
12
22
21
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:59PM0.86m
5:25PM0.84m
5:42PM0.81m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.13m
2:58AM0.15m
3:29AM0.19m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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6:01
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6:30
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6:30
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6:30
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6:30
 mm
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1
3
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1
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1
3
1
2
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Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
28
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
31
32
32
31
32
30
31
31
30
32
33
33
31
32
30
31
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