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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
29.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Desperations today?

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131312121212121212121212111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)425413390373368362269265265257202193187184184180161158158153119113117109
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
1.36
6:06PM
1.59
6:57AM
1.40
6:44PM
1.61
7:34AM
1.44
7:22PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
0.49
12:41AM
0.17
12:39PM
0.47
1:17AM
0.15
1:19PM
0.45
1:52AM
0.15
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise5:48------5:50-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset---6:52-------6:52-------6:52----
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Rain (mm)
2221-11-12----1-----311-
Temp. °C282827272727282828282828282827272728282828282827
Feels °C (?)302928292929303031303031313230303030293029313129
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