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Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 +11
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
30.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Despretes today?

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Dec)--
Afternoon (09 Dec)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (09 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)888777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)496179706870544039388486916869868179779256565865
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
E
5
E
0
W
10
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
0.88
4:59PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
0.12
2:12AM
0.17
1:57AM
0.20
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sunrise------6:05-------6:05-------6:05-
Sunset-6:40-------6:40-------6:42------
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Rain (mm)
3-75411122325231--1211--
Temp. °C282827262526262626262526252626272829282828282929
Feels °C (?)303131312830303030302830293030313131303131313332
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