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Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
30.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Despretes today?

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.2
SW
1.8
W
1.5
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.2
W
1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)555666666777877777788877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3643577710411213515315317317820016435823122523313499128113113121193
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
0.79
2:50PM
0.81
3:36PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
0.00
12:59AM
-0.01
1:15AM
0.00
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
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Sunset---6:57-------6:58-------6:58----
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Rain (mm)
324792254442269122112334515
Temp. °C272827272626262727282827272828282828292827272626
Feels °C (?)262827272627242626272726262727262728292728282727
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