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Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 01 May 2026 +11Forecast 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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Despretes today?
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 12 | |
65 | 60 | 68 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 41 | 40 | 73 | 27 | 63 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 38 | 40 | 76 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 53 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:32AM0.77m | 3:42AM0.81m | 4:00AM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.15m | 12:59PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
 kJ | 65 | 60 | 68 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 41 | 40 | 4 | 27 | 63 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 38 | 40 | 76 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 53 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | 14 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 73 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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