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Lavata surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 +11Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lavata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lavata sea temperature is
30.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:01PM 0.87 | 2:23PM 0.92 | 2:47PM 0.95 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:38AM 0.09 | 1:16AM 0.05 | 1:09AM 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
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