Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is
28.3°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
1
SE
8
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
165
82
44
29
28
27
114
51
35
78
98
114
35
37
37
25
24
84
26
142
29
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:59PM0.68m
4:33AM0.45m
4:33PM0.69m
6:40AM0.47m
4:18PM0.72m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.33m
00:12AM0.40m
9:26AM0.39m
00:11AM0.31m
9:03AM0.46m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
28
29
30
28
28
28
27
27
28
31
30
31
31
30
28
28
29
31
30
30
30
30
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