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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 16 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
28.7° 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 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 144 | 151 | 164 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 84 | 221 | 92 | 90 | 186 | 345 | 408 | 528 | 610 | 691 | 729 | 811 | 780 | 740 | 711 | 796 | 785 | 785 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:38AM 1.30 | 4:30PM 1.53 | 5:20AM 1.32 | 5:08PM 1.55 | 6:00AM 1.34 | 5:46PM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:28PM 0.33 | 10:21AM 0.54 | 11:08PM 0.27 | 11:01AM 0.53 | 11:46PM 0.23 | 11:41AM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:44 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
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