Despretes Surf Forecast

/ New Georgia (9 surf breaks) /

Solomon Islands (9 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 28 May 2026 +11

Forecast 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 29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Despretes today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 1PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (28 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Evening (28 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 28						Friday 29								Saturday 30								Sun 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	S 10	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 18	S 19
Wave Graph
kJ	113	102	99	205	150	137	259	156	91	59	61	63	33	34	34	34	33	33	23	22	21	20	27	27
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide							1:41AM0.75m								1:56AM0.78m									2:19AM0.81m
Low Tide			12:41PM0.21m								12:29PM0.15m								12:33PM0.11m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	6:19
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	27	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	30	32	31	31	29	29	29	30	29	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	90	90	67	205	150	137	164	156	91	59	61	63	33	34	34	34	33	33	19	19	17	17	17	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 19	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 18	S 19
kJ	113	102	99	17	17	17	16	32	14	31	3	7	11	11	11	11	11	24	23	22	21	20	27	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	20	20	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	10	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 11	SSE 4	S 4	S 5	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	—	—	—	3	3	4	259	13	13	27	38	40	33	27	25	25	18	18	18	12	12	11	11	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kundu Kundu New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Skull Island New Georgia	Skull Island New Georgia	Long Long New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Despretes New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Simberi Island New Ireland	Skull Island New Georgia	Simberi Island New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Simberi Island New Ireland	Simberi Island New Ireland	Kundu Kundu New Georgia	Rubio New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	15	0	0	0	7	7	947	767	0	0	0	0	852	7	852	947	947	852	852	15	767	767	947	947
Best forecast wave conditions in New Georgia	Kundu Kundu	Skull Island	Pailongge	Pailongge	Pailongge	Pailongge			Skull Island	Skull Island	Skull Island	Skull Island		Skull Island						Kundu Kundu
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2			1	2	1	1		1						1
Best forecast wave conditions in Solomon Islands	Kundu Kundu New Georgia	Skull Island New Georgia	Pailongge New Georgia	Pailongge New Georgia	Pailongge New Georgia	Pailongge New Georgia			Skull Island New Georgia	Skull Island New Georgia	Skull Island New Georgia	Skull Island New Georgia		Skull Island New Georgia						Kundu Kundu New Georgia
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2			1	2	1	1		1						1
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu New Zealand	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	El Olon de Ilo Peru	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Maraa French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia
Rating (10 max)	9	7	6	9	9	9	8	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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