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Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 15 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
29.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Despretes today?
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 6AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
194 | 241 | 241 | 198 | 344 | 406 | 235 | 391 | 282 | 276 | 235 | 194 | 189 | 189 | 275 | 275 | 237 | 281 | 154 | 147 | 144 | 111 | 172 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:20AM0.78m | 3:10AM0.83m | 3:06AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.07m | 1:27PM0.00m | 2:05PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 194 | 241 | 241 | 198 | 202 | 246 | 235 | 282 | 282 | 276 | 235 | 194 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 194 | 157 | 158 | 154 | 147 | 144 | 111 | 111 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 63 | 58 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 56 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 57 | — | 53 | 51 | 46 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 344 | 406 | — | 391 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 275 | 275 | 237 | 281 | — | — | — | — | 172 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 947 | 947 | 7 | 0 | 947 | 1582 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 947 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
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