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Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 28 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
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Despretes today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Despretes at 9AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Despretes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | |
120 | 92 | 113 | 102 | 99 | 205 | 150 | 137 | 164 | 121 | 121 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:39AM0.71m | 1:41AM0.75m | 1:56AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.21m | 12:29PM0.15m | 12:33PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 120 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 205 | 150 | 137 | 164 | 121 | 121 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 68 | 113 | 102 | 99 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 20 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 947 | 767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 852 | 7 | 852 | 947 | 947 | 852 | 852 | 15 | 767 | 767 | 947 | 947 |
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