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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 +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
30.1° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Desperations today?
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 479 | 479 | 486 | 563 | 546 | 647 | 636 | 601 | 551 | 508 | 429 | 341 | 313 | 247 | 242 | 222 | 183 | 312 | 604 | 434 | 615 | 606 | 596 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:47AM 1.77 | 6:17PM 1.62 | 6:29AM 1.81 | 7:06PM 1.61 | 7:13AM 1.82 | 7:58PM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:08PM 0.10 | 12:16AM 0.21 | 12:54PM 0.04 | 1:02AM 0.24 | 1:43PM 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
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