Honiara, Solomon Islands
Monday, 21 September 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. Mon 21 Sep 2026.

Weather

Issued Mon 21 Sep, 6:00 am · Solomon Islands Meteorological Service · next issue Mon 21 Sep, 6:00 pm

A STRONG WIND WARNING IS CURRENT FOR ALL SOLOMON ISLANDS WATERS

Honiara · mostly fine, gentle to moderate N–NE winds
High tide 7:24 pm · low 9:44 am
Sunrise 6:12 am · sunset 6:17 pm

A general southeasterly trade wind flow persists over the country. Refer to strong wind warning.

Provincial forecasts
Choiseul

Mostly fine. Moderate to fresh south to southeast winds.

Tomorrow: Mostly fine.

Western

Mostly fine. Moderate to fresh south to southeast winds.

Tomorrow: Mostly fine.

Isabel

Mostly fine. Moderate to fresh south to southeast winds.

Tomorrow: Mostly fine.

Central

Mostly fine. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds.

Tomorrow: Mostly fine.

Malaita

Mostly fine. Moderate to fresh south to southeast winds.

Tomorrow: Fine apart from a few showers.

Makira

Mostly fine. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds.

Tomorrow: Mostly fine.

Temotu

Mostly fine. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds.

Tomorrow: Mostly fine.

Rennell/Bellona

Mostly fine. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds.

Tomorrow: Mostly fine.

Guadalcanal

Fine apart from a few showers. Moderate to fresh southeast winds.

Tomorrow: Fine apart from a few showers.

Honiara

Mostly fine. Gentle to moderate north to northeast winds.

Tomorrow: Mostly fine.

Tides
StationNext highNext low
Honiara7:24 pm (0.73 m)9:44 am (0.23 m)
Lata2:31 pm (0.98 m)7:40 am (0.42 m)
Taro3:49 pm (0.87 m)8:19 am (0.42 m)

Up to date ·Source: Solomon Islands Meteorological Service ·published Mon 21 Sep, 6:00 am ·checked 39 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 0.1747 up on last week 0.1757 0.1707
NZD New Zealand dollar 0.2173 up on last week 0.2232 0.2068
USD US dollar 0.1244 down on last week 0.1263 0.1223
PGK PNG kina 0.5441 0.5143
FJD Fiji dollar 0.2761 0.2585
EUR Euro 0.1084 up on last week 0.1142 0.1034
GBP British pound 0.0929 up on last week 0.0959 0.0892
JPY Japanese yen 19.510 up on last week 20.251 18.257
CNY Chinese yuan 0.8333 down on last week 0.8332 0.7905
CAD Canadian dollar 0.1787 0.1640
CHF Swiss franc 0.1060 0.0973
HKD Hong Kong dollar 0.9877 0.9401
SGD Singapore dollar 0.1607 0.1518
TOP Tongan pa'anga 0.2894 0.2717
VUV Vanuatu vatu 14.942 13.585
WST Samoan tala 0.3337 0.3109

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 Mon 21 Sep 2026 ·checked 31 min ago

Flights

Solomon Airlines scheduled international services, 16 Sep 2026 – 1 Dec 2026

DayFlightFltFromToDepartsDepArrivesArr
MondayMon IE 701BNEHIR09:0013:20
IE 722HIRVLI14:2016:20
WednesdayWed IE 723VLIHIR13:2015:20
FridayFri IE 715BNEMUA08:5013:00
IE 715MUAHIR13:5014:40
SaturdaySat IE 701BNEHIR09:0013:20
SundaySun IE 703NANHIR07:1509:20

BNE Brisbane · HIR Honiara · MUA Munda · NAN Nadi · VLI Port Vila. All times local. International services only: Solomon Airlines publishes its domestic timetable as a PDF, not as data. The airline's full timetable, domestic flights included: PDF.

Scheduled times. Confirm with Solomon Airlines before travelling.

Up to date ·Source: Solomon Airlines ·published Mon 21 Sep, 9:27 am ·checked 39 min ago

Earthquakes

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

M4.8
92 km W of Lata
Depth 34 km
11 h ago
M4.8
152 km S of Lata
Depth 10 km
38 h ago
M4.7
120 km S of Panguna
Depth 10 km
5 days ago
M4.7
99 km S of Panguna
Depth 10 km
6 days ago
M5.1
147 km SE of Gizo
Depth 10 km
6 days ago
M4.3
31 km ESE of Lata
Depth 189 km
8 days ago
M4.4
116 km NW of Arawa
Depth 313 km
8 days ago
M4.6
93 km WSW of Panguna
Depth 10 km
15 days ago

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

Up to date ·Source: U.S. Geological Survey ·published Mon 21 Sep, 9:56 am ·checked 10 min ago