Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Issued: 10 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Despretes sea temperature is

28.0°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 (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) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (22 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22						Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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)	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	96	210	274	249	222	58	41	40	147	165	165	161	147	143	53	114	112	91	78	106	119	31
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	SE	S	SSE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide					5:36PM0.68m							4:59PM0.68m				4:33AM0.45m				4:33PM0.69m
Low Tide		8:52AM0.28m								9:12AM0.33m					00:12AM0.40m			9:26AM0.39m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	27
Feels °C	26	26	27	27	27	26	26	26	28	29	28	29	29	27	27	28	28	29	31	31	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	—	—	—	—	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 4	SSE 7
kJ	96	—	—	—	—	58	41	40	73	79	82	80	75	40	53	53	51	49	47	47	11	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	—
kJ	23	210	274	249	222	39	31	22	147	165	165	161	147	143	—	114	112	91	78	106	119	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	948	947	767	767	947	767	947	767	0	0	767	1635	0	947	9	7	0	0	947	947	0	7
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Rating (10 max)									2	2			2		1	1	2	1			2	1
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	7	5	5	6	7	5	6	5	5	5

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