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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 +12Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Desperations today?
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 2PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 175 | 131 | 169 | 175 | 181 | 186 | 186 | 136 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 93 | 90 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 49 | 79 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:34AM 1.29 | 11:16PM 1.32 | 12:27PM 1.35 | 12:19AM 1.32 | 1:17PM 1.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:56AM 0.38 | 5:18PM 0.68 | 5:47AM 0.39 | 6:23PM 0.63 | 6:41AM 0.39 | 7:26PM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sun 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 |
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