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Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 18 May 2026 +11Forecast 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
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Despretes today?
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | |
140 | 206 | 140 | 137 | 212 | 325 | 325 | 312 | 319 | 184 | 185 | 181 | 237 | 167 | 136 | 223 | 240 | 56 | 56 | 131 | 128 | 100 | 94 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:18AM0.93m | 3:44AM0.96m | 4:15AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM-0.02m | 2:47PM-0.02m | 3:30PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | 6:19 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 140 | 136 | — | — | 137 | 137 | 85 | 196 | 192 | 184 | 96 | — | 138 | 167 | 136 | 131 | 131 | 56 | 56 | 131 | 128 | 100 | 94 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 206 | 140 | 137 | 212 | 325 | 325 | 312 | 319 | 113 | 185 | 181 | 237 | — | — | 223 | 240 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1360 | 948 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 9 | 948 | 7 | 767 | 767 | 947 | 7 | 947 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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