Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 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
29.8° 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 2AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
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
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615141414141313131313131313121213121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)208573516536606597581538479486479479486563546647636601551508429429401319
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
0
NNW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:20-------6:20-------6:20---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00-------6:00
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
311---1112-11--2--------
Temp. °C272626262627272726262525262728272625252525262727
Feels °C (?)292828293031292827272525272829272626262628303130
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