Despretes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.10° E

Issued: 4 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Despretes sea temperature is

28.3°C

Despretes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Despretes today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	173	94	147	165	82	30	29	28	117	53	51	35	95	98	32	35	36	36	36	24	64	24	115	29
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	SSE	S	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						4:59PM0.68m				4:33AM0.45m				4:33PM0.69m					6:40AM0.47m			4:18PM0.72m
Low Tide				9:12AM0.33m					00:12AM0.40m			9:26AM0.39m					00:11AM0.31m			9:03AM0.46m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	27	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	28	28	28	28	27	26	26	26	28	28	28	27	27
Feels °C	26	26	26	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	28	31	31	31	31	30	28	28	29	31	30	31	29	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	—	SSE 8	SSE 9	—	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	103	—	73	79	—	30	29	28	13	53	51	35	47	47	32	35	36	36	36	24	24	24	6	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SSE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 8	—	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SSE 4	SE 8	SE 4
kJ	173	94	147	165	82	23	17	17	117	—	—	—	95	98	9	—	—	—	—	—	64	2	115	18
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	947	767	767	0	767	7	1635	947	1360	7	0	7	7	7	7	7	7	36	36	947	947	7	0	7
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Rating (10 max)				2		1				1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1			1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Solomon Islands				Despretes New Georgia		Skull Island New Georgia				Mbirimbiri New Georgia	Pailongge New Georgia	Pailongge New Georgia	Skull Island New Georgia	Mbirimbiri New Georgia	Coves New Georgia	Pailongge New Georgia	Pailongge New Georgia	Pailongge New Georgia	Coves New Georgia			Skull Island New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Coves New Georgia
Rating (10 max)				2		1				1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1			1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4

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