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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 May 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
29.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Desperations today?
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 12PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
738 | 738 | 667 | 214 | 223 | 275 | 225 | 218 | 183 | 204 | 270 | 264 | 343 | 330 | 326 | 335 | 377 | 403 | 387 | 372 | 362 | 357 | 357 | 352 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:42AM1.36m | 10:57PM1.21m | 10:34AM1.31m | 11:54PM1.21m | 11:32AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.65m | 4:25PM0.39m | 4:31AM0.70m | 5:17PM0.43m | 5:31AM0.71m | 6:11PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 258 | 253 | 214 | 66 | 66 | 99 | 225 | 218 | 183 | 167 | 111 | 264 | 166 | 186 | 218 | 335 | 330 | 264 | 387 | 372 | 362 | 357 | 357 | 352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 87 | 130 | 204 | 270 | 88 | 343 | 330 | 326 | 314 | 377 | 403 | 230 | 222 | 177 | 160 | 154 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 9 | SSW 19 | NW 8 | N 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 36 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 738 | 738 | 667 | 214 | 223 | 275 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 274 | 274 | 1226 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 82 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 118 | 82 | 8 |
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