Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 16 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
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Despretes today?

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 8AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)151514141313131313131312121212111111111010101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17383658565580828280199248236229225206192146144131929090178
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--6:33-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset-----6:29-------6:28-------6:28--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1-----11-21------
Temp. °C282827292930282828272729292929282827272929292828
Feels °C (?)303129313133303232303133333333323230303334333233
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