Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Desperations sea temperature is

25.7° C

Desperations surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Desperations today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 7AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (10 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	0	!	2	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	3	3	3	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2623	2299	2081	1777	1571	1483	1390	1435	1481	1362	1261	1080	2446	2426	2358	2109	1760	1510	1342	1081	876	692	644	593
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			1:46AM1.57m				2:34PM1.32m				2:44AM1.64m					3:39PM1.37m				3:41AM1.71m				4:39PM1.45m
Low Tide	7:17PM0.47m				8:23AM0.32m				8:21PM0.46m					9:24AM0.21m				9:24PM0.43m				10:22AM0.10m


	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	23	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	23	23	22
Feels °C	19	20	20	20	21	20	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	20	20	20	19	19	21	20	22	21	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	2623	2299	2081	1777	1571	1483	1390	1435	1481	1362	1261	1080	2446	2426	2358	2109	1760	1510	1342	1081	876	692	644	593
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	SSW 20	SW 20	SSW 20	SW 20	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 21	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	27	40	98	149	98	216	280	280	171	261	552	881	480	485	460	553	547	547	534	587	469	452	441	436
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 22	NW 13	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	SW 18	SSW 21	NW 14	SW 19	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	SW 21	SW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20
kJ	45	27	33	33	33	30	28	28	80	180	30	96	27	27	27	27	27	25	23	23	116	117	173	342
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
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Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	274	8	8	8	8	274	274	274	1526	19	8	8	5	5	118	274	19	6	6	5	5	8	118	82
Best forecast wave conditions in Mamanucas		Restaurants	Restaurants	Restaurants	Restaurants						Restaurants	Restaurants	Cloudbreak	Restaurants				Cloudbreak	Cloudbreak	Cloudbreak	Cloudbreak	Restaurants
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4						4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu		Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Daku Kadavu Passage
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	1	1	1		3	4	4	5	5	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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