Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
29.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Desperations today?

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SE
0.6
SSW
0.4
SE
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101010101491418181713161615141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)180140128989466624881152302183208573516536606597581538479486546546
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:20-------6:20-------6:20-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:01-------6:01----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----11------1-1---11111
Temp. °C262727282727262626272727272626262626272727262525
Feels °C (?)303131313030292930312928292728282930302929272626
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