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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 +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
28.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Desperations today?
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 3PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 92 | 81 | 76 | 111 | 118 | 116 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 34 | 107 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:57AM 1.48 | 10:53PM 1.48 | 11:55AM 1.47 | 11:58PM 1.39 | 12:51PM 1.47 | 1:03AM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:50PM 0.50 | 5:20AM 0.25 | 5:57PM 0.53 | 6:16AM 0.34 | 7:03PM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
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