Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 +12
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Desperations surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Desperations sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Desperations today?

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 5PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)8818171616151212121313131120191818171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2642642553623804865657476145684444313744374375726817779329841136109410671241
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
0
NW
0
SSE
15
NNE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
10
SSE
25
SSE
15
E
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
0
ESE
15
SSE
15
E
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
1.59
5:12AM
1.61
5:23PM
1.60
5:49AM
1.65
6:05PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
0.36
10:55PM
0.18
11:18AM
0.29
11:34PM
0.19
11:59AM
0.24
12:11AM
0.23
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------
Sunset---6:15-------6:14-------6:13----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272829282727262627282828272625252628282827262626
Feels °C (?)273233302625242527302829282525262732292926242425
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