Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Issued: 10 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Despretes sea temperature is

27.9°C

Despretes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Despretes today (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Evening (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 15		Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	SE 7	S 6	SSE 4	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 15	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	35	35	53	25	24	26	32	32	36	188	173	151	63	132	113	58	68	102
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide									5:30PM0.84m								5:56PM0.83m
Low Tide			1:54AM0.17m									2:31AM0.19m


	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26
Feels °C	27	27	27	28	29	29	28	28	28	26	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 20	S 19	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 15	S 15	S 14
kJ	2	2	35	25	24	16	8	7	36	108	84	82	63	62	60	39	68	102
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 16	—	—	S 14
kJ	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	7	6	25	24	21	46	45	—	—	63
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	—	—	SE 7	S 6	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	35	35	53	—	—	26	32	32	32	188	173	151	—	132	113	58	60	57
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	852	7	0	7	7	36	947	7	947	1635	1360	7	0	0	767	1635	947	947
Best forecast wave conditions in New Georgia		Skull Island	Skull Island	Skull Island	Coves	Coves		Skull Island				Makuti	Mbirimbiri	Despretes
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1		1				2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1		1				2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4

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