- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 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
28.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Desperations today?
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 6PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 20 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
326 | 314 | 279 | 272 | 261 | 163 | 158 | 156 | 116 | 118 | 180 | 180 | 111 | 445 | 408 | 346 | 355 | 223 | 323 | 323 | 437 | 364 | 364 | 333 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.48m | 5:16AM1.64m | 5:45PM1.47m | 5:49AM1.64m | 6:25PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.28m | 11:03PM0.34m | 11:38AM0.23m | 11:40PM0.37m | 12:15PM0.20m | 00:16AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | | |  | | |  | | | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
28 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 326 | 314 | 279 | 272 | 261 | 163 | 158 | 156 | 38 | 113 | 109 | 61 | 32 | 168 | 163 | 138 | 116 | 223 | 323 | 323 | 161 | 142 | 110 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 17 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 39 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 116 | 118 | 180 | 180 | 59 | 256 | 388 | 336 | 248 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 276 | 312 | 305 | 302 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | NNW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 39 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 54 | 54 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 111 | 58 | 74 | 73 | 58 | 8 | 33 | 54 | 33 | 26 | 44 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 196 | 175 | 103 | 80 | 77 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 77 | 37 | 48 | 70 | 64 | 445 | 408 | 346 | 355 | 153 | 197 | 192 | 437 | 364 | 364 | 333 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 868 | 1228 | 1228 | 942 | 927 | 927 | 8 | 8 | 1275 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Mamanucas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Desperations surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest