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Despretes surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 09 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
30.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Despretes today?

The current surf forecast for Despretes at 2PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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Friday
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10
Sunday
11
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12
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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 (?)
0.8
SW
1
WSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSE
0.7
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)6677988888898888121212119988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4775626411247766064666973696866516183534848696547
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
0.69
9:23AM
0.61
4:40PM
0.61
9:16AM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
0.20
1:07PM
0.58
12:58AM
0.20
12:48AM
0.19
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise6:20-------6:20-------6:20-------
Sunset---6:54-------6:55-------6:55----
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Rain (mm)
3--221---312-14332345443
Temp. °C262728282828282829292929292928282829282828282726
Feels °C (?)272830303131313133323232323231323132303030313028
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