Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 Apr 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 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
0
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121312121212111111111114141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)479479486563546647636601551508429341313247242222183312604434615606596587
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
0
WNW
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
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--
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-11--11------121----5432
Temp. °C252526272726262626252626272727262525262627272626
Feels °C (?)252425282725262727262830293030292828302828292828
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