Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 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 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)12111111111010101012121111111110101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2252061921461441659290901786615711611411010610269696894686562
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross
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
2:40PM
0.09
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:33---
Sunset-------6:28-------6:27-------6:27
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1111---121-------24-2--1
Temp. °C292828272729292928282727272829282828272727282828
Feels °C (?)333232313134323331323131313232313232313131323131
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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