Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.0°C
0.8° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
137
137
127
96
210
274
213
176
131
101
184
143
77
151
80
147
73
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
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-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:13PM0.70m
5:36PM0.68m
4:59PM0.68m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.28m
9:12AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
28
28
27
27
28
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
29
30
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30
28
28
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