Marine forecast issued by the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service and valid for the next 24 hours from 7:00am this morning on Saturday, 27 July 2024.
General Situation
A trough lies north of Solomon Islands whilst a general southeast trade wind flow persists over the country.
Marine warnings
Refer to latest strong wind warning.
Forecast for the Western Region (Western, Choiseul and Isabel provinces)
East to southeast winds at 20 to 25 knots with moderate to rough seas and low to moderate southerly swells. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Further Outlook for Monday: Southeast winds at 15 to 20 knots and moderate southeast swells.
Forecast for the Central Region (Malaita, Guadalcanal and Central provinces)
East to southeast winds at 20 to 25 knots with moderate to rough seas and low to moderate southerly swells. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Further Outlook for Monday: East to southeast winds at 15 to 20 knots and moderate southeast swells.
Forecast for the Eastern Region (Makira, Temotu and Rennell/Bellona provinces)
East to southeast winds at 20 to 25 knots with rough seas and moderate southerly swells. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Further Outlook for Monday: Southeast winds at 20 to 25 knots and moderate southeast swells.
Forecast for Honiara port & surrounding areas
East to northeast winds at 10 to 15 knots with slight seas. Fine apart from a few showers. Further Outlook for Monday: East to northeast winds at 10 to 15 knots.
Tidal Prediction for Honiara
Low tide will be at 12:49pm this afternoon (0.25m)
High tide will be at 9:22pm tonight (0.69m)
Tidal Prediction for Lata
High tide will be at 08:19am this morning (1.13m)
Low tide will be at 2:38pm this afternoon (0.36m)
Next High tide will be at 9:12pm tonight (1.24m)
Tidal Prediction for Taro
High tide will be at 06:55am this morning (1.12m)
Low tide will be at 1:15pm this afternoon (0.33m)
Next High tide will be at 8:12pm tonight (1.15m)
The next update will be issued at 4:00pm this afternoon.
