Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.8°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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 11AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
121
88
119
121
121
25
25
24
21
59
58
58
57
35
33
33
32
30
13
13
13
6
6
6
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
SSW
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:00AM0.33m
5:55PM0.74m
5:25PM0.68m
3:56PM0.66m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.32m
8:29AM0.32m
2:52AM0.34m
1:51AM0.34m
00:52AM0.29m
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Temp °C
27
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
30
31
32
32
31
31
32
31
31
32
33
31
33
32
32
31
31
31
32
34
34
32
32
30
30
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