Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 20 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 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)1010109916161616161615141616131515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)696865434246468012417630535325759232935612581354148814471407117511241107
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
0.91
4:55AM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
0.09
3:32PM
0.09
4:56PM
0.12
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:33-------6:33-------6:33-------
Sunset---6:27-------6:25-------6:25----
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
--32--1212-11-1-1--22-1-
Temp. °C272828282828272727282828282827272728282827272727
Feels °C (?)313231313233313031313131313231313133323231303131
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