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Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 +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
30.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Despretes today?
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 101 | 96 | 93 | 142 | 64 | 65 | 103 | 91 | 88 | 53 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:44PM 0.77 | 1:22PM 0.79 | 2:06PM 0.81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:17AM 0.09 | 12:27AM 0.05 | 12:45AM 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
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