Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 +11
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Despretes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Despretes sea temperature is
30.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Despretes today?

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 5AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (13 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (13 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)111616111414141214141313131312121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1020452036106107144261372421414408389371304299294284228217205154158
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
0.77
8:19AM
0.75
8:28AM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.18
10:41PM
0.15
10:48PM
0.13
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----6:35-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset-------6:45-------6:45-------6:45
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12-1--1-311------1122---
Temp. °C282828272828282928282827272829292928282728282929
Feels °C (?)313132303131313231313130313132323231323133323231
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