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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
30.1° 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 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313121212111111101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36226826826420824520633543738642334432030419115314416716313813312510181
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoncross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:11AM
1.12
1:03PM
1.28
2:21AM
1.14
2:07PM
1.31
3:16AM
1.20
3:02PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
0.72
7:54PM
0.50
7:58AM
0.71
8:54PM
0.45
8:58AM
0.66
9:41PM
0.38
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise--6:13-------6:13-------6:13-----
Sunset-----6:29-------6:28-------6:27--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11-3683---1--2112-----21
Temp. °C282728292927272827272728292928282727272829292828
Feels °C (?)312931312928293129303131303232323031313233323233
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