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Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 16 Jan 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
30.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Despretes today?

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
W
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
2.1
WSW
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.9
WSW
1.3
SW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)11119445666666667777778777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101061619295893159193244245194188331420432187208383216337286240
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
0.77
1:45PM
0.79
2:50PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
0.03
12:42AM
0.00
12:59AM
-0.01
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise6:24-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset---6:57-------6:57-------6:58----
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Rain (mm)
11-111433423658332343332
Temp. °C272829292928282828282828272727282929282828282828
Feels °C (?)282829282928282526262625252523232626252626262526
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