Honiara, Solomon Islands
Thursday, 05 November 2026
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Rates, weather, flights and quakes — collected through the day from the Central Bank, the Met Service, Solomon Airlines and the US Geological Survey. Thu 5 Nov 2026.

Weather

Issued Thu 5 Nov, 6:00 pm · Solomon Islands Meteorological Service · next issue Fri 6 Nov, 6:00 am

Honiara · cloudy periods with a few showers and isolated thunderstorms, light to moderate NE–E winds
High tide 3:39 pm tomorrow · low 1:25 am
Sunrise 5:49 am · sunset 6:18 pm

A trough lies over the Solomon Islands.

Provincial forecasts
Choiseul

Fine apart from a few showers. Light to moderate southeast to south winds.

Tomorrow: Fine apart from a few showers.

Western

Fine apart from a few showers and isolated thunderstorms. Light to moderate southeast to south winds.

Tomorrow: Fine apart from a few showers.

Isabel

Some showers and isolated thunderstorms. Light to moderate east to southeast winds.

Tomorrow: Fine apart from a few showers.

Central

Fine apart from some showers. Light to moderate east to southeast winds.

Tomorrow: A few showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Malaita

A few showers and isolated thunderstorms. Light to moderate northeast to southeast winds.

Tomorrow: Fine apart from a few showers.

Makira

Some showers and isolated thunderstorms. Gentle to moderate east to southeast winds.

Tomorrow: Some showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Temotu

Some showers and isolated thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh east to southeast winds.

Tomorrow: Some showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Rennell/Bellona

Some showers and isolated thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh east to southeast winds. Outlook for Tomorrow Some showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Guadalcanal

Cloudy with a few showers and isolated thunderstorms. Light to moderate east to southeast winds.

Tomorrow: Fine apart from a few showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Honiara

Cloudy periods with a few showers and isolated thunderstorms. Light to moderate northeast to east winds.

Tomorrow: Fine apart from a few showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Tides
StationNext highNext low
Honiara3:39 pm tomorrow (0.81 m)1:25 am (0.47 m)
Lata2:02 am (1.24 m)8:19 pm (0.47 m)
Taro1:30 pm (1.08 m)8:01 pm (0.56 m)

Up to date ·Source: Solomon Islands Meteorological Service ·published Thu 5 Nov, 6:00 pm ·checked 20 min ago

Solomon dollar today

Units of foreign currency for one Solomon Islands dollar · CBSI mid rate, published weekday mornings · BSP telegraphic-transfer rates

CurrencyCBSI mid1 weekBSP TT buyBuyBSP TT sellSell
AUD Australian dollar 0.1769 up on last week 0.1779 0.1729
NZD New Zealand dollar 0.2203 down on last week 0.2264 0.2097
USD US dollar 0.1238 down on last week 0.1258 0.1218
PGK PNG kina — 0.5440 0.5142
FJD Fiji dollar — 0.2783 0.2605
EUR Euro 0.1102 down on last week 0.1162 0.1053
GBP British pound 0.0920 down on last week 0.0949 0.0883
JPY Japanese yen 19.590 up on last week 20.618 18.587
CNY Chinese yuan 0.8265 down on last week 0.8255 0.7833
CAD Canadian dollar — 0.1779 0.1633
CHF Swiss franc — 0.1045 0.0960
HKD Hong Kong dollar — 0.9836 0.9362
SGD Singapore dollar — 0.1604 0.1515
TOP Tongan pa'anga — 0.2901 0.2724
VUV Vanuatu vatu — 14.990 13.628
WST Samoan tala — 0.3356 0.3127

CBSI publishes no mid rate for the PNG kina or the Fiji dollar; bank rates only. Bank rates are what you are quoted at the counter: the bank buys your foreign currency at "buy" and sells it to you at "sell". A dash means the bank does not deal that currency by transfer.

Up to date ·Source: Central Bank of Solomon Islands , BSP Financial Group (Solomon Islands) ·published Thu 5 Nov 2026 ·checked 5 h ago

Flights

Solomon Airlines scheduled flights, 16 Sep 2026 – 1 Dec 2026

International
DayFlightFltFromToDepartsDepArrivesArr
MondayMon IE 701 Brisbane (BNE)Brisbane
(BNE) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		09:0013:20
IE 722 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Port Vila (VLI)Port Vila
(VLI) 		14:2016:20
WednesdayWed IE 723 Port Vila (VLI)Port Vila
(VLI) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		13:2015:20
IE 700 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Brisbane (BNE)Brisbane
(BNE) 		16:2018:35
FridayFri IE 715 Brisbane (BNE)Brisbane
(BNE) 		Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		08:5013:00
IE 700 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Brisbane (BNE)Brisbane
(BNE) 		15:4017:55
SaturdaySat IE 701 Brisbane (BNE)Brisbane
(BNE) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		09:0013:20
IE 702 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Nadi (NAN)Nadi
(NAN) 		14:2018:10
SundaySun IE 703 Nadi (NAN)Nadi
(NAN) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		07:1509:20
IE 706 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Brisbane (BNE)Brisbane
(BNE) 		10:2012:35
Domestic
DayFlightFltFromToDepartsDepArrivesArr
MondayMon IE 386 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Kirakira (IRA)Kirakira
(IRA) 		07:0008:00
IE 376 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Fera (FRE)Fera
(FRE) 		08:0008:40
IE 387 Kirakira (IRA)Kirakira
(IRA) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		08:2009:20
IE 377 Fera (FRE)Fera
(FRE) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		08:5509:35
IE 384 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		10:0011:20
IE 306 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Kagau (KGE)Kagau
(KGE) 		10:1511:35
IE 385 Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		11:4012:00
IE 307 Kagau (KGE)Kagau
(KGE) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		11:5013:10
IE 385 Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		12:2013:20
IE 346 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Suavanao (VAO)Suavanao
(VAO) 		14:3015:30
IE 360 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		14:4016:10
IE 347 Suavanao (VAO)Suavanao
(VAO) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		15:4516:45
IE 361 Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		16:3017:00
IE 361 Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		17:1518:15
TuesdayTue IE 322 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Rennell (RNL)Rennell
(RNL) 		07:0008:00
IE 354 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		07:0008:30
IE 323 Rennell (RNL)Rennell
(RNL) 		Bellona (BNY)Bellona
(BNY) 		08:2008:40
IE 354 Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		Ballalae (BAS)Ballalae
(BAS) 		08:5009:30
IE 323 Bellona (BNY)Bellona
(BNY) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		09:0009:55
IE 355 Ballalae (BAS)Ballalae
(BAS) 		Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		09:4510:25
IE 318 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Santa Cruz (SCZ)Santa Cruz
(SCZ) 		10:3513:15
IE 355 Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		10:4512:15
IE 319 Santa Cruz (SCZ)Santa Cruz
(SCZ) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		13:4516:25
WednesdayWed IE 360 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Ramata (RBV)Ramata
(RBV) 		07:0008:20
IE 376 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Fera (FRE)Fera
(FRE) 		07:0007:40
IE 377 Fera (FRE)Fera
(FRE) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		07:5508:35
IE 361 Ramata (RBV)Ramata
(RBV) 		Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		08:3508:50
IE 361 Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		09:1010:10
IE 346 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Suavanao (VAO)Suavanao
(VAO) 		09:1510:15
IE 347 Suavanao (VAO)Suavanao
(VAO) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		10:3011:30
IE 380 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		10:5012:10
IE 314 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Arona (RNA)Arona
(RNA) 		12:0013:00
IE 380 Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		12:4012:55
IE 381 Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		13:1014:40
IE 314 Arona (RNA)Arona
(RNA) 		Santa Ana (NNB)Santa Ana
(NNB) 		13:1513:45
IE 315 Santa Ana (NNB)Santa Ana
(NNB) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		14:0015:20
IE 312
4 Nov and 18 Nov only 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Santa Ana (NNB)Santa Ana
(NNB) 		15:1516:35
IE 313
4 Nov and 18 Nov only 		Santa Ana (NNB)Santa Ana
(NNB) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		16:5018:10
ThursdayThu IE 322 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Bellona (BNY)Bellona
(BNY) 		07:0007:55
IE 356 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		07:0008:50
IE 322 Bellona (BNY)Bellona
(BNY) 		Rennell (RNL)Rennell
(RNL) 		08:1508:35
IE 323 Rennell (RNL)Rennell
(RNL) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		08:5509:55
IE 356 Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		Choiseul Bay (CHY)Choiseul Bay
(CHY) 		09:1009:50
IE 357 Choiseul Bay (CHY)Choiseul Bay
(CHY) 		Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		10:0510:45
IE 386 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Kirakira (IRA)Kirakira
(IRA) 		10:3511:35
IE 357 Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		11:0512:35
IE 387 Kirakira (IRA)Kirakira
(IRA) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		11:5512:55
FridayFri IE 384 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		07:0008:20
IE 348 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Suavanao (VAO)Suavanao
(VAO) 		07:3008:30
IE 385 Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		08:4010:00
IE 349 Suavanao (VAO)Suavanao
(VAO) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		08:5009:50
IE 360 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		10:3011:30
IE 382 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		10:4012:10
IE 360 Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		11:5012:10
IE 383 Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		12:3014:00
IE 715 Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		13:5014:40
IE 362 Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		14:1014:30
IE 380 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		14:3015:50
IE 363 Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		14:4515:10
IE 345 Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		Suavanao (VAO)Suavanao
(VAO) 		15:4016:20
IE 380 Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		16:1016:25
IE 345 Suavanao (VAO)Suavanao
(VAO) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		16:4017:40
IE 381 Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		16:4518:15
SaturdaySat IE 386 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Kirakira (IRA)Kirakira
(IRA) 		07:0008:00
IE 338 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Auki (AKS)Auki
(AKS) 		08:0008:30
IE 387 Kirakira (IRA)Kirakira
(IRA) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		08:2009:20
IE 338 Auki (AKS)Auki
(AKS) 		Parasi (PRS)Parasi
(PRS) 		08:4509:15
IE 339 Parasi (PRS)Parasi
(PRS) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		09:3010:10
IE 356 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		10:0011:30
IE 384 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		10:5012:10
IE 356 Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		Choiseul Bay (CHY)Choiseul Bay
(CHY) 		12:0012:40
IE 385 Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		12:3012:50
IE 357 Choiseul Bay (CHY)Choiseul Bay
(CHY) 		Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		13:0013:40
IE 385 Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		13:0514:05
IE 357 Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		14:0015:30
IE 312 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Santa Ana (NNB)Santa Ana
(NNB) 		14:4516:05
IE 380 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		16:1017:30
IE 313 Santa Ana (NNB)Santa Ana
(NNB) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		16:2017:40
SundaySun IE 381 Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		07:0007:15
IE 346 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Suavanao (VAO)Suavanao
(VAO) 		07:0008:00
IE 381 Gizo (GZO)Gizo
(GZO) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		07:4509:15
IE 347 Suavanao (VAO)Suavanao
(VAO) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		08:1509:15
IE 318 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Santa Cruz (SCZ)Santa Cruz
(SCZ) 		09:4512:25
IE 320 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Rennell (RNL)Rennell
(RNL) 		09:5510:55
IE 321 Rennell (RNL)Rennell
(RNL) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		11:1512:15
IE 364 Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		12:5513:55
IE 319 Santa Cruz (SCZ)Santa Cruz
(SCZ) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		12:5515:35
IE 365 Seghe (EGM)Seghe
(EGM) 		Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		14:1014:30
IE 365 Munda (MUA)Munda
(MUA) 		Honiara (HIR)Honiara
(HIR) 		14:5016:10

All times local. Read from Solomon Airlines' PDF timetable. The airline's full timetable: PDF.

Scheduled times. Confirm with Solomon Airlines before travelling.

Up to date ·Source: Solomon Airlines ·published Thu 5 Nov, 3:09 am ·checked 15 h ago

Earthquakes

Magnitude 4.0 and above near the Solomon Islands, past 30 days · US Geological Survey

M4.9
175 km WNW of Panguna
Depth 88 km
3 days ago
M4.3
111 km WNW of Panguna
Depth 183 km
7 days ago
M4.9
69 km WSW of Kirakira
Depth 35 km
9 days ago
M4.0
64 km WNW of Panguna
Depth 196 km
16 days ago
M4.9
115 km NNW of Sola
Depth 10 km
17 days ago
M4.1
198 km NW of Arawa
Depth 407 km
18 days ago
M4.6
104 km SW of Panguna
Depth 10 km
18 days ago
M4.4
151 km SE of Gizo
Depth 13 km
19 days ago

This is not a tsunami warning. Official warnings: SIMS 933, NDMO 955, radio.

Up to date ·Source: U.S. Geological Survey ·published Thu 5 Nov, 6:26 pm ·checked 4 min ago