Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
29.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Despretes today?

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)121212111111111010101012121111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)236229225206192146144165929090178661571161141101061026969689468
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.75
4:33AM
0.80
4:28AM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
0.17
2:00PM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:33-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset-6:28-------6:28-------6:27------
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
--1-11----11-------3345-
Temp. °C292929282827272930292828272727282928282727272728
Feels °C (?)323333323231303334333132313131323332313031303032
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