Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.8°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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 5AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (31 Oct)1ft (0.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
9
18
18
17
20
15
52
91
143
206
274
265
333
317
305
298
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
0
SE
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
5
N
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:55PM0.94m
5:19PM0.92m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.09m
5:34AM0.14m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
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6:03
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6:03
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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6:27
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6:27
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 mm
2
1
1
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1
4
4
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3
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1
3
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1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
29
30
31
33
32
32
32
32
31
32
31
32
31
29
30
31
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