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Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 +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
30.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Despretes today?

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)111010109999999999999910109998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)203230294241404040393939393939392524336860573835
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffoffglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
0.75
4:27PM
0.73
8:46AM
0.60
5:03PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.04
12:39AM
0.08
12:48AM
0.14
12:04PM
0.58
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--6:33-------6:35-------6:35-----
Sunset-----6:55-------6:54-------6:54--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----121-----23--------1
Temp. °C282828293030292828282829302928282827282829292928
Feels °C (?)303030313333333232323233343231323230323133333332
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