Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 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 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

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
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
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
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)1010101010991616161616161514161613151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69686968654342464680124176305353257592329356127513541488144714071309
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
0.86
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
Sunrise--6:33-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset-----6:27-------6:25-------6:25--
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1---32---11--1---2---112
Temp. °C272727282828282827272728282828282727272828282727
Feels °C (?)313131323231323331313031303131323131313231313031
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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