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Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 +11
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
30.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Despretes today?

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 7AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
WSW
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.7
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)1010991112912101211119111210105666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1818871010838101010691189277497136156164200
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
45
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
0.77
12:11PM
0.77
1:45PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.10
12:13AM
0.06
12:25AM
0.03
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise--6:22-------6:24-------6:24-----
Sunset-----6:57-------6:57-------6:57--
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Rain (mm)
113-111312----564792027456
Temp. °C272727282827272828282829292928282828262626272727
Feels °C (?)303030323130313332313030303029282929272625252624
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