Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Despretes today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 4AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 7 | 91 | 126 | 160 | 149 | 186 | 177 | 137 | 104 | 81 | 76 | 38 | 53 | 53 | 113 | 104 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:33PM0.82m | 11:39PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM-0.03m | 1:05PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 74 | 85 | 91 | 126 | 160 | 149 | 186 | 177 | 137 | 104 | 81 | 76 | 38 | 53 | 53 | 113 | 104 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 767 | 852 | 767 | 947 | 852 | 852 | 680 | 680 | 680 | 680 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 947 | 852 | 767 | 947 | 767 |
Best forecast wave conditions in New Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Solomon Islands | ||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Despretes surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest